Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastoralists in Nakonyen village that borders Amudat and Moroto districts have halted the construction of the proposed Shillings 8 billion valley dam project. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries had already cleared about two square kilometers of land to start constructing the valley …
Read More »Three children drown in Nakasongola dam
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children have drowned in a valley dam in Kimole village, Nakasongola district. The children have been identified as Boney Kato and Benon Wasswa, twins aged around 10 years. They were pupils of Kisaalizi Primary school. The third has been identified as Daphne Ssebicu, aged …
Read More »Fear in Kitgum as crocodiles invade community valley dam
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anxiety has gripped residents of the four villages of Manwoko North, Manwoko South, Gang-Lela and Addis-Ababa in Labongo Amida sub county, Kitgum district following an invasion of crocodiles in their community valley dam. The Labongo Amida sub county LCIII chairperson Geoffrey Komakech Alulu confirms the …
Read More »Three drown in Kyankwanzi valley dam
The deceased had finished fetching water and resorted to swimming when they drowned Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people including two from the same family have drowned in a valley dam in Kyankwanzi district. The deceased have been identified as Farouk, Seruke and Ali, all residents of Kololo village in …
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