Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Malinde, the senior assistant engineering officer for Tororo District has appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on charges of causing financial loss to the government, false accounting, and embezzlement of funds and property allocated for the construction of the River Kagera Bridge. He …
Read More »Floods displace 400 from Kasensero landing site
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rising water levels in Lake Victoria and River Kagera have submerged several households at Kasensero landing site, Rakai District. The floods that were triggered by the persistent seasonal rainfall have displaced more than 400 people from the villages of Kagera Cell 8, and 10. The …
Read More »Kabale municipality officials accused of turning blind eye on pollution of rivers
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmental activists in Kabale district have accused the municipality authorities of looking on as washing bays pollute two major rivers. The washing bays are adjacent to the banks of Kiruruma River which flows from Rubanda District through Kabale municipality and is joined by River Rwabakazi …
Read More »100 arrested in Isingiro for illegal entry into Uganda
Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 100 people have been arrested in Isingiro district for crossing into Uganda from Tanzania through the porous routes. The routes are mainly in the villages of Kakamba, Nyamarungi, Kikagate, Kamwima and Ruborogota. In March, President Museveni directed the closure of all borders as a …
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