Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy rains in Bugoye Sub County Kasese District have washed away several makeshift bridges. Residents say, the rains have also led to flooding in several gardens along Mubuku River, which could lead to hunger as well as increased cases of malaria and waterborne diseases. …
Read More »Minister Mutuuzo courts Kasese leaders on proposed split
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Gender and Culture, Peace Mutuuzo has asked the leaders in Kasese to support the proposed split of the district. She wants the current leaders to prioritise the split of the district in their tenure for better service delivery. In 2016, Kasese …
Read More »Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu rubbishes claims that Mumbere is unwell
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR in Kasese district has rubbished claims that King Charles Wesley Mumbere is ill, saying he is well and doesn’t need any special medical attention as claimed on social media. Throughout Tuesday, information made rounds on social media indicating that the cultural …
Read More »Gov’t embarks on revamping Kilembe mines
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has embarked on the redevelopment of Kilembe mines in Kasese district. The redevelopment is facilitated through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development together with the Estate of the Late Sir George David Kamurasi Rukiidi III, the management of Kilembe Mines Limited-KML …
Read More »Kasese district chairperson faults CAO for failure to implement council resolutions
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a disagreement between Kasese district LCV chairperson, Elipazi Muhindi and Chief Administrative Officer, Asuman Amis Masereka over the implementation of the resolution by the District Executive Committee-DEC and council. Muhindi accuses the CAO of failing to implement the resolution passed by the DEC …
Read More »Kasese district hosting over 500 Congolese asylum seekers
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 Congolese nationals fleeing fresh attacks by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC have entered Kasese district. The group comprises of mostly women and children from the areas of Masamba, Nobili, Kakororo and the surroundings. They have …
Read More »Kasese district halts appointment of land board chairperson
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appointment of Geoffrey Bwambale as the Kasese District Land Board Chairperson has hit a snag. The solicitor general has halted his appointment pending the disposal of the petition before the Inspectorate of Government-IGG challenging his appointment on corruption-related matters. Last year, Kasese district council …
Read More »Politicians barred from discussing first Rwenzururu king monument
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu cultural institution has barred leaders in Kasese from discussing matters related to the erecting of a statue in memory of the Institution’s first King Isaya Mukirania Kibanzanga. Mukirania was the father of the sitting King Charles Wesley Mumbere. In February, a …
Read More »Kasese women ask gov’t to expedite resettlement of Muhokya IDPs
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elite women from Kasese district have tasked the government to expedite the process of permanently relocating the more than 220 households that were displaced by floods in 2020. 176 of these households are headed by women. At least 1068 persons have spent more than two years …
Read More »Former ADF abductees in Kasese receive resettlement package
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 former abductees of Allied Democratic Forces – ADF rebels in Kasese district have received resettlement package from the Amnesty Commission. The items include spraying pumps, two hoes each, modern sewing machines among others. Ronald Ssekatawa, the commissioner coordinator in charge of Rwenzori …
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