Tag Archives: Kasese

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Japanese Government has committed about 2.1 billion Uganda shillings for the promotion of disaster risk reduction and management in Kasese District. The funding is an addition to the 1.6 Billion shillings that Japan had already donated to Kasese through Save the Children to …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty seven Rwenzururu royal guards have returned home following a protracted peace campaign in Kasese district. The royal guards went into hiding in 2016 following a raid by the military and police on the palace of Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere. More than 100 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 40 schools in Kasese municipality are facing closure for alleged failure to meet the minimum requirements. Emmy Kayiiri, the Assistant Principal Education Officer Kasese Municipality, says the affected include kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Some of the affected schools are Kasese …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of residents in Kasese district has tasked parliament to expedite the enactment of the Uganda Wildlife Bill, which seeks to, among others, provide for compensation for loss occasioned by animals escaping from wildlife protected areas. The bill tabled by Government Chief Whip …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nsenyi Primary School in Kasese has become a functional nutrition hub, three years after it embraced the SNV Sustainable Nutrition for All (SN4A) project in 2015. With its newly acquired status, the pilot school has now become a demonstration site where community members come for …

THIS WEEK: Kasese leaders clash over splitting district Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama and chaos in a district council meeting in Kasese District on Oct. 14 after a resolution was passed to create three new districts. The LC5 chairman Geoffrey Sibendire Bigogo, opposed the move causing more …

YEAR IN REVIEW: February 2017 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following on the November 27, 2016 attack by the army on his palace in Kasese, the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu king, Omusinga Wesley Mumbere,  faced a slew of arrests, detentions, and court appearances that culminated in his being blocked from returning …

THIS WEEK: Kasese marks a year after deadly attacks Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omusinga of Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere is still under house arrest in Kampala, one year later after the army raided his palace in Kasese leaving more than a hundred dead, others injured and some in …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cholera outbreak has hit Kasese district in the past week and has so far killed three people in Nyakiyumba subcounty. The Ministry of Health has confirmed that up to 73 suspected cases have been handled so far by local health officials, with 53 of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A moderate earthquake felt in Kampala, had its epicentre in Kasese and Lake Edward, reports Earthquake-Report.com. According to Earthquake-Report.com, the tremor measured 5.2 on the Richter scale. It was felt in Rwanda’s capital Kigali as well. (read report here CLICK) “Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, …