Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank, recently opened a new branch in Buliisa district in western Uganda, expanding its network to 81 branches. This new branch aims to serve the broader community in Bunyoro region, which is experiencing a fast increase in economic activity …
Read More »Buliisa farmers protest against elephant crop raids
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peasant farmers neighboring Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa on Friday stormed the sub-county headquarters protesting against elephant and Buffalo crop raids. Men, women, and children holding placards stormed the Buliisa sub-county headquarters demanding that the government should urgently intervene to save the situation. The …
Read More »Buliisa landowners, Bunyoro Prince, NFA feud over land
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families in Kitigo village in Biiso sub county in Buliisa district have accused Prince Harrison Samuel Gafaabusa Kintu- son to the late Omukama Sir Tito Winyi Gafaabusa of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom for allegedly attempting to grab their land. The land in question …
Read More »Gov’t commissions shs.1.2 billion Butiaba health center III
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has today officially handed over the newly constructed Butiaba health center III to Buliisa district local government. The government in 2022, embarked on the construction of Butiaba health center III after the old one was submerged by floods that resulted from …
Read More »Engineering company trains 1500 Buliisa farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buliisa Farmers Capacity Building Project, initiated by Pure Grow Africa Limited with significant support from McDermott, celebrated the graduation of 1,500 farmers on Aug.30. The farmers underwent transformational training that encompassed areas such as land and seedling preparation, crop production and care, post-harvest processes, …
Read More »1500 Buliisa farmers obtain non-financial skills
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buliisa Farmers Capacity Building Project, initiated by Pure Grow Africa Limited with significant support from McDermott, celebrated the graduation of 1,500 farmers on Aug.30, officials said in a news release. The farmers underwent transformational training that encompassed areas such as land and seedling preparation, …
Read More »Buliisa records 417 teenage pregnancies in only 3 months
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Buliisa have raised concerns about the increasing cases of teenage pregnancies. Statistics at the district health department indicate that the district recorded 417 cases of teenage pregnancies between January and March this year. Dr. Alex Afeti, the Buliisa District Health officer-DHO says …
Read More »WATER: Pumping sustainable community development, one drop at a time
Three in 10 Ugandans do not have access to safe drinking water close to their homes. SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | When you hear about how Uganda is gifted by nature, you can be spoilt for choice as to what to point out when explaining that fact. It could …
Read More »Stray elephant kills 75 year old man in Buliisa
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 75-year-old man has died after being attacked by a stray elephant in Buliisa district. The deceased has been identified as Mogo Ungyera, a resident of Waiga village in Bugana Parish. He was attacked on Sunday evening when the elephant strayed from the Murchison Falls …
Read More »UNOC finally gets license to explore in Buliisa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has signed a Production-Sharing Agreement(PSA) with Uganda National Oil Company for the Kasuruban block in Albertine Graben’s Buliisa district. The signing of the PSA with the government-owned oil company that took place on Thursday has been described as yet another milestone in the …
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