Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee nursery bed operators in Kasese district have asked the government to intervene in a dispute between them and the Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA. The operators accuse the coordinator of UCDA in Kasese, Moses Alinda of awarding coffee supply contracts and certificates to nursery bed …
Read More »NRDI launches phase II of restoration of River Nyamwamba catchment area
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Natural Resources Defense Initiative-NRDI has launched phase II for restoring the upper stream of River Nyamwamba in Kasese district. The exercise that targets the three sub-counties of Kilembe, Bulembia and Mbunga covering 21 villages involves planting trees along river banks to restore the degraded land …
Read More »Heavy rains ruin salt pans in Katwe
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Salt miners in Kasese district are crying foul after water logging conditions in the wake of heavy rains destroyed their salt pans. The unexpected rains that have been battering the area since last week filled the salt pans, thus displacing the workers. There are more …
Read More »Ministry of Water launches drive to protect River Nyamwamba catchment area
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has partnered with Mubuku Integrated Farmers Association to restore and protect River Nyamwamba in Kasese district. As part of the multi-billion Nyamwamba River Plan funded by the World Bank, the ministry will create an emergency measure towards the river system, …
Read More »Kasese: Two residents killed in separate elephant attacks
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have died in Kasese district in two separate elephant attacks. Stray elephants from Queen Elizabeth National Park killed one person in Karusandara sub-county, and another in Kyakitale A cell in Katwe, Kabatooro rown council, Kasese district. The acting Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesperson, …
Read More »Tale of two pregnant girls determined to complete studies
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stella,13 and 15-year-old Joy (not real names) got pregnant during the prolonged school closure as part of Uganda’s COVID-19 containment measures. Upon learning that they were pregnant, they were told that there was no more schooling for them – a negative reality for many …
Read More »FPU distributes impounded fish in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has distributed four tones of impounded immature fish to Uganda Prisons Services, schools, and residents in Kasese. The fish mainly Nile Perch was impounded near the Ugandan border with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC, in Nyabugando being transported in a truck …
Read More »Kasese NUP registrar sues ex-CMI director over torture
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registrar of the National Unity Platform in Kasese district, Samuel Busindi Masereka is seeking to hold the former Director of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, Maj Gen. Abel Kandiho personally liable for torture inflicted on him while in custody. Masereka, whose rotting feet photos have …
Read More »Kasese NUP coordinator says he was tortured
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samuel Masereka, the coordinator of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kasese District has narrated to the press his ordeal at the hands of security personnel after he was detained at Kasese Central Police Station last month. He narrated what happened to him during …
Read More »Former MP Robert Centenary returns to FDC after bitter fallout
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party president Patrick Amuriat Oboi has apologized to former Kasese Municipality MP, Robert Centenary for his suspension. The disagreement between the former MP and the FDC party began in 2019 when the district party chairperson, Saulo Matte suspended him and …
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