Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district Covid-19 task force has directed that all burial ceremonies in the district take place before mid-day. This follows an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in the district as the country battles the second wave of the pandemic. Kasese district has recorded more than 160 …
Read More »Kasese leaders ask gov’t to resettle persons living along river banks
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District leaders have asked the government to relocate persons living along the banks of major Rivers Nyamwamba and Mubuku. The leaders argue that they don’t have land to resettle the persons. They are also concerned that if the current heavy rains continue the district could …
Read More »20 Congolese nationals arrested for illegal entry into Uganda
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 Congolese nationals have been arrested in Kasese District for illegal entry into Uganda. Joshua Masereka the Deputy RDC Kasese says security personnel acted on a tip-off from residents in Kisanga A, Nyamwamba division in Kasese Municipality. Masereka adds that some of those …
Read More »Third body of Kasese mudslide victims recovered
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rescue teams have recovered the remains of a yet to be identified woman, one of the victims of mudslides in Bwera-Kitholu sub-county, Kasese district, four days after the incident. The landslides followed heavy rains that burst the banks of River Tunga and River Lhubiriha. The …
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