Tag Archives: Kabale

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ten people have been arrested in Kabale Municipality for smoking in public. They were arrested on Sunday in an operation headed by Patience Mutetsi, an official from the Tobacco Control  Program in the Ministry of Health, Gilbert Mateeka, Kabale District Health Officer, Andrew  Beija, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The vandalism of solar street lights in Kabale municipality has raised concern among local leaders. In 2016, Kabale municipality received its first solar street lights along the 2.3-kilometer Kabale-Kisoro road, which were installed by Reynold Construction Company (RCC). This initiative aimed to enhance night …

  Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at Kabale University have expressed their dissatisfaction with the sudden increase in surcharges imposed by the administration. Until recently, students who delayed payment of tuition, retake fees, and other university dues were subject to a surcharge of 30,000 Shillings. However, the administration …

Kabale , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale District Health Officer, Dr. Gilbert Arinaitwe Mateeka, has revealed that over 1300 cases of teenage pregnancies are recorded in the district every year. He made this report during a stakeholder dialogue organized by the Local Sustainable Communities Organization (LOSCO) at White …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government, led by President Yoweri Museveni, has issued an apology to the family of a 71-year-old man who lost his life in an accident at the collapsed section of the Kabale-Kisoro road in Rubanda district. The road section collapsed on May 4, 2023, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport along Kabale-Katuna border road was on Saturday morning paralyzed after a fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Nyakasharara village in Kicumbi parish, Kamuganguzi sub county, Kabale district and exploded. The incident happened at around 06:00AM, according to locals. Paul Ojara and Richard …

  Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to accelerate financial literacy and inclusion among barley farmers in Kabale and Rubanda Districts, Nile Breweries Limited has equipped over 1,000 farmers in the region with financial literacy skills, it said in a news release distributed on Aug.21. The training …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of a neurologist is crippling the services at Kabale regional referral hospital. A neurologist is a medical doctor who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders of the brain and nervous system. The hospital received a CT scan machine from the Ministry of Health …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tourism industry has witnessed a shift in recent times, evolving from mere service delivery to a focus on providing tourists with a holistic sensory experience. Today, tourists seek to engage all their senses – from sight and sound to taste, smell, and touch …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raphael Magyezi, the Local Government Minister, has ordered the arrest of some officials and a fresh allocation of lockups and stalls in Kabale’s new central market. Magyezi made this announcement during a meeting with disgruntled vendors while presenting the findings of an investigative committee …