Tag Archives: Lake Victoria

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kiyindi-Buvuma ferry has failed to resume work because the docking pier was submerged by Lake Victoria. The ferry returned to Buvuma district three days ago after completing emergency work at Owen falls dam that was affected by a floating island. However, the ferry which …

Bukakata, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The increasing water levels of Lake Victoria have affected the construction works of Nyendo-Bukakata road. The road connects Masaka district to Kalangala Island. In December 2018, the government hired Arab Contractors Uganda Limited to undertake the tarmacking of a 41 kilometres road at 165.5 billion …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 2,000 people in Nakiwogo in Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district are affected by the rising water levels of Lake Victoria according to local authorities. Paul Zikuliza, the Lugonjo-Nakiwogo village chairperson says the water has mainly affected traders and residents of Lugonjo-Nakiwogo and …

Bukakata, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of people are stranded different landing sites in Masaka district after Lake Victoria submerged fishing villages. The affected landing sites are Lambu and Kaziru in Bukakata Sub County, that are currently inaccessible. All the pathways to the fishing villages are heavily flooded with high …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several divers from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF marine unit have been deployed to assess the extent of silting in Lake Victoria and River Nile; days after a floating island affected the operations of Nalubaale, Kiira and Bujjagali power dams.  The divers, who started their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environment experts have predicated more flooding along the shores of Lake Victoria. On Sunday, several areas within and beyond Entebbe Municipality were submerged by rising water levels of Lake Victoria. The submerged areas included Banga beach, beach line along Manyago, Kitubulu villages and Serena …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Thousands of people are still stuck on islands inside Lake Victoria in Mukono and Buvuma districts because of the suspension of passenger boat operations. Those mainly stranded are those on islands that are not served by ferries such as Lyabaana, Lubya, and Lwajje Sub counties …

Buvuma, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fishermen in Busamuzi and Buwooya Sub counties in Buvuma district are living in fear because of three crocodiles roaming the shorelines of Lake Victoria in their area. The fishermen say the crocodiles appear on the shorelines at different intervals during the day. John Magunda, a …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has said they are working with Kenya and Tanzanian authorities on how to sustainably manage Lake Victoria, that the media has in the past week described as endangered. Uganda’s Daily Monitor and  Kenya’s Daily Nation featured a story …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Auditor-General John Muwanga has raised concerns on the exorbitant costs of delivering services by Kalangala Infrastructure Services-KIS. The concerns are raised in the Auditor General’s report of the financial year 2018/2019 where more than 16 billion shillings is reported to have been wasted …