Tag Archives: Sembabule

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor timing in the release of funds to beneficiaries of the Presidential wealth creation initiative- also known as Emyooga has been blamed for the low recovery of the program funds in Sembabule district. Under the arrangement, the government, through the Ministry of Microfinance, mobilized …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district is struggling to attract and retain secondary school teachers which is affecting education service delivery in the area. According to the district education sector performance report, all the nine government secondary schools in the area are struggling with an acute shortage of teachers …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absenteeism of parish chiefs in Kawanda sub county, Sembabule district is threatening the implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM program in the area. Asuman Mwanje, the Kawanda LCIII chairperson says the intended beneficiaries of PDM in the area are still ignorant about the program, largely …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district local government has halted the issuance of land titles in a move to address the widespread land disputes in the area. The decision was based on the district production sectoral committee report, which highlighted the widespread land disputes as one of the factors …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was panic in a taxi travelling to Sembabule from Kampala on Tuesday afternoon following the death of a female passenger. The 22-year-old Rose Nampiima reportedly boarded the taxi from New Taxi park in Kampala while feeling unwell. Elly Mutumba, the driver of the taxi …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unscrupulous money lenders and misrepresentation of guidelines have been identified as the major impediments to the effective implementation of the Emyooga program in Sembabule district. Emyooga is a presidential wealth and job creation initiative, which was launched in 2019, targeting to enhance entrepreneurial capacities of …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christmas Day in Sembabule has ended in tears for one family after a truck rammed into a crowd, killing two instantly and leaving five admitted in critical condition. The fatal incident occurred at Bulakati-Nyange trading centre, Nakasenyi sub-county in Sembabule at around 5 pm. …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Sembabule have arrested a machete-wielding assailant from the home of Mary Begumisa, the District Woman MP. The assailant identified as Swaibu Kanyama, 37, reportedly jumped over the perimeter wall fence and entered the legislator’s home in Kiggundu zone, Lwebitakuli sub-county. The incident …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Sembabule district are investigating an incident in which a prominent bar owner whom they were chasing fell down and died. The police were chasing Didas Mayinja Sseruyange, the proprietor of Mayinja Pub, in Kawanga trading centre, Mabindo sub-county while enforcing the COVID-19 directives …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district local government is seeking an out of court settlement in a protracted land dispute with the Buganda kingdom. Sembabule District Chairperson Patrick Nkalubo revealed this during the first meeting of the District Road Committee which convened in the district council hall on Wednesday. …