Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has secured funding for the upgrade of the Lusalira-Nkonge-Lumegere-Ssembabule road to bituminous standard, a project idea conceived in 2018. The cost 97Km (60 mile) road project from Lusalira town in Mubende to Sembabule in the southwestern region is estimated at 534.9 Billion Shillings …
Read More »EACOP boosts water safety in Sembabule District by donating 14 rainwater harvesting tanks
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | EACOP Ltd. has handed over 14 rainwater harvesting tanks to communities in Sembabule District, a move aimed at alleviating water scarcity and ensuring clean, safe water access for approximately 140 households. This initiative, part of the company’s Social Economic Investment initiatives, under the …
Read More »Tension in Sembabule as NRM reschedules district structure elections
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are renewed tensions among National Resistance Movement supporters in Sembabule district, following the rescheduling of elections for the party’s district leadership structure. On Monday, Doctor Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, announced plans to conduct residue elections for the Sembabule district party …
Read More »LCV NRM Primaries: Candidates demand audit of Sembabule results
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Contestants in the National Resistance Movement-NRM primaries for Sembabule district positions are demanding a special audit of the results of the party polls, citing suspicious figures. Deborah Arayo, the NRM district Election Commission Return Officer, declared the party flag bearers for the district Chairperson …
Read More »Ssekikubo, Kabatsi petition NRM EC over alleged irregularities in Sembabule primaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Sembabule District Woman MP Joy Kafula Kabatsi and incumbent Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo have jointly petitioned the Electoral Commission, contesting the declaration of Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande as winner of the recently concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries. The two veteran …
Read More »NRM suspends joint campaigns in Sembabule, Bundibugyo, and Rwampara
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has suspended joint campaign activities in Sembabule, Bundibugyo, and Rwampara districts, citing distinct challenges affecting each area. In Sembabule, joint campaigns have been halted in Rwemiyaga and Mawogola West constituencies due to entrenched political divisions. …
Read More »One dead after shooting incident at MP Ssekikubo NRM campaign launch
Sembabule , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person was shot dead, and Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament Theodore Ssekikubo was left injured with gun wounds following a clash between armed personnel and National Resistance Movement-NRM supporters in Sembabule district. The shooting occurred at Kireega village in Kampala parish, Lwemiyaga sub-county, …
Read More »Headteacher arrested for reportedly blackmailing West Buganda Bishop nominee Ssimbwa
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cossy Nakagwa, the Headteacher of St. Clement Ntuusi Primary School in Sembabule District is in police custody for allegedly interfering in the search for a new Bishop of West Buganda Diocese. Police apprehended her on Monday evening while chairing a School Management Committee meeting. Her …
Read More »Sembabule district leaders seek land to upgrade health center
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Sembabule district local government is seeking an additional 10 acres of land to facilitate the upgrade of their health Center IV to hospital status. Led by Shartsi Musherure the Mawogola North County MP, the leaders are appealing to the Buganda Kingdom to …
Read More »ANTHRAX IN CATTLE CORRIDOR: Two people, 25 cows dead
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The authorities in Sembabule district are considering imposing a ban on the movement of livestock following a confirmed outbreak of anthrax in the area. The disease has spread in the counties of Nabitanga, Kyeera, Lwemiyaga and Ntuusi, and the infections have also spread over …
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