Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people in Ibanda district are hospitalized after consuming meat suspected to be contaminated with anthrax. The five patients admitted to Ibanda Hospital are residents of Rugaaga I&IV in Rugaaga, and Rwensambya village in Keihangara sub-counties. Anthrax is a non-contagious zoonotic disease caused by …
Read More »Ibanda vanilla farmers stranded as prices drop from sh500,000 to sh5,000
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent fall in the prices of vanilla has frustrated farmers in Ibanda district, many of them fearing that they may not be able to recoup their investment. A kilogram of vanilla was valued at 550,000 Shillings in the pre-COVID-19 period. However, this value …
Read More »Minister Ogwang camps in west to asses projects performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Economic monitoring Peter Ogwang has said they will carry out an audit on all Government loans to assess their performance and progress. According to Ogwang, the Audit will be conducted to assess the number of loans in the country, …
Read More »Ibanda district destroys 70 acres of gardens to restore wetlands
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ibanda district environment office backed by the police has destroyed crop gardens in wetlands in Karombe village, Mpasha parish, Rukiri sub county, in a bid to restore the degraded wetlands in the district. The about 70 acres of gardens that had millet, coffee and …
Read More »Ibanda district cattle traders decry livestock ban due to FMD outbreak
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The business community dealing in cattle products in Ibanda district are crying foul after authorities imposed a total ban on the movement and sale of cattle products due to the escalating foot and mouth disease. The Ibanda District Veterinary Officer Dr. Hillary Arinaitwe on Thursday …
Read More »Ibanda district bans movement of livestock over foot and mouth disease
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibanda district has imposed a total ban on the sale and movement of livestock in a bid to contain the spread of foot and mouth disease. The ban takes effect on Friday 4th June 2021. Bisheshe division in Ibanda municipality where the disease was first …
Read More »Newly sworn in Kagongo division chairperson perishes in accident
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aggrey Mushabe, the newly sworn-in LC 3 chairperson of Kagongo division in Ibanda Municipality has perished in a motor accident. Mushabe died on Monday morning on his way to Ruhoko health center III. The accident occurred at around 11:00 am along Kashuku road in Ibanda Municipality. …
Read More »Primary seven candidate gives birth moments to PLE exam
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 15-year-old primary seven pupil gave birth moments before the start of her Primary Leaving Examinations in Ibanda district. The girl delivered in the school compound a few minutes to her first paper. The incident happened at Sigirira Primary School. Alex Arinaitwe, the school headteacher …
Read More »Prof Baryamureeba abandons presidential ambitions, to contest in Ibanda
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Presidential candidate Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba will this time contest for the Ibanda Municipality MP seat on a ruling party NRM ticket. “It’s time for the business community and experts in various areas to join Parliament and influence the laws. We can’t sit outside Parliament …
Read More »President Museveni tasked MPs to explain slow growth in Ibanda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Land fragmentation, degraded natural resources, lack of access to water and electricity, and a poor road network have been listed as some of the reasons for the slow growth of Ibanda district in Southwestern Uganda. The district which borders Mbarara, Kiruhura, Buhweju and Kamwenge …
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