Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing excitement in Katakwi District following the announcement of a government plan to extend electricity to various trading centers and villages. The development is aimed at boosting low-voltage electricity supply, particularly in trading hubs and healthcare facilities, to support value addition and …
Read More »Govt raises safe water and sanitation investment, targets 8 in 10 villages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced a significant boost in funding for safe water access, sanitation systems, and environmental protection across the country in the upcoming financial year, according to the 2025/2026 budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on …
Read More »Remote Ugandan villages visualize better future with Chinese oil works in backyard
Local fishing and cattle grazing communities in remote western Ugandan villages are envisioning a future where nature, fossil fuels, and humans are in harmony. KIKUBE, Uganda | Xinhua | Local fishing and cattle grazing communities here in the remote western Ugandan villages are envisioning a future where nature, fossil fuels …
Read More »The ghost flood villages of Kansanga
Every rain season brings agony to residents of low income areas built in designated flood plains Kampala, Uganda | EVELYN AINEMBABAZI | Kampala City, Uganda’s capital district on the edge of Lake Victoria, is a place of high hills, low vales, and rain storms that result in regular floods. To …
Read More »LCs unhappy with tactics being employed by Masaka security
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Village council leaders in Masaka have cautioned security organs against ordinary deployment which they say cannot effectively help in capturing the criminals who are terrorizing the area. Communities in the districts of Lwengo, Bukomansimbi and Masaka city are currently leaving in fear over a …
Read More »Workers slowly abandoning urban life for villages as lockdown bites
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of people are abandoning urban life and slowly settling into villages as a result of inactivity that came with the COVID-19 lockdown. In Kasese district, the number of settlers is swelling as day by day, more people are arriving after trekking hundreds …
Read More »China connects 500 Ugandan villages to satellite TV
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Chinese government is funding the connection of 500 Ugandan villages to satellite TV in an effort to boost digital coverage and increase access to information. The funding is part of the US$10million project intended to boost access to satellite TV for 10,000 African villages. …
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