Hunt for Ebola in the Rwenzori mountains turns into discussion of nutrition, love, and sex The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a five-year project known as the “Strategies to Prevent Spillover” in seven priority African and Asian countries whose aim is to strengthen their capacities to identity, …
Read More »Bundibugyo leaders question selective compensation of flood victims
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Bundibugyo district leaders have questioned the manner in which the government is compensating victims of disasters in the country. They say that Bundibugyo has witnessed the reoccurrence of major disasters including mudslides and floods, since 2019 but to date, the victims have never been considered …
Read More »Learners in Bundibugyo abandon afternoon classes over lack of meals
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Learners in Bundibugyo district are shunning afternoon classes due to the absence of meals. A mini-survey conducted by URN mostly in government schools shows that afternoon classes attract less than half of their total population. To enable children to have lunch at school, school …
Read More »Bundibugyo leaders seek UGX 6Bn to fix roads destroyed by floods
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Bundibugyo district leaders are seeking 6.8 billion Shillings to reconstruct 24 roads and bridges that have been destroyed by floods. Bundibugyo district is vulnerable to floods, landslides, and drought among other natural calamities, according to the Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Profile by the Ministry for …
Read More »Women shun NRM council primaries in Bundibugyo, Kasese
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The election of flag bearers for the National Resistance Movement-NRM in the village women council elections in Bundibugyo and Kasese districts registered a low turnup. In some of the areas visited by URN, there was a noticeable low turn up with some of the party …
Read More »Bundibugyo farmers register decline in cocoa production
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cocoa farmers in Bundibugyo district are concerned about the significant decline in production. The decline according to farmers is due to the impact of climate change, theft, and use of bad agrochemicals. Bundibugyo is the leading cocoa producer in Uganda. Cocoa is harvested twice a …
Read More »Bundibugyo gets UGX 19Bn gravity water scheme
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Ministry of Water has launched a programme to construct a gravity water scheme in Bundibugyo district. The 19 Billion project will be funded by the government and the African Development Bank, and will benefit at least 120 villages from more than 18 sub-counties of …
Read More »More Congolese refugees flock Uganda following fresh ADF attacks
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â More Congolese refugees are entering Uganda through Bundibugyo district following fresh Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebel attacks in Eastern parts of DRC. The latest attack happened on Monday in Misio village, 7kms from Busunga border point. It followed Friday’s staged attacks where three civilians were reportedly …
Read More »Learners shun school in Bundibugyo over ADF Attacks
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Learners at schools neighbouring parts of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC in Bundibugyo District have shunned classes after attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels in Nobili Trading Centre. Nobili is less than five kilometres away from Busunga border point in Bundibugyo. School administrators …
Read More »Boda boda riders call for extension of curfew hours
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Boda boda riders in Bundibugyo town are demanding an extension of the nighttime curfew hours. While announcing the full reopening of the economy on December 31, 2021, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said boda bodas would continue operating between 5am and 7pm because criminal elements use …
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