Tag Archives: Busia

    Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia District has appealed to the government to construct flyovers at three schools located along the 104-kilometre Busia-Lumino-Majanji highway to reduce road accidents involving learners and motorists. The affected schools are Sifuyo Primary School and Busyabala Primary School, …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Authorities in Busia District have intensified Ebola surveillance at the Uganda-Kenya border, screening travellers entering and leaving the country following reports of Ebola cases in Kenya.By Monday this week, Kenya had reported nine Ebola cases, including one death, prompting heightened vigilance at the Busia One …

  Busia, Uganda | URN | Calls to redirect money spent on national Independence Day celebrations towards improving health services have emerged in Busia District, where residents say persistent drug stockouts and inadequate hospital facilities continue to affect access to treatment. As Uganda marked 64 years of independence on October …

Busia, Uganda | URN | With Kenya’s next General Election scheduled for August 10, 2027, Uganda’s ruling NRM party has warned its leaders and residents in border communities against involving themselves in Kenyan politics, saying political tensions could disrupt cross-border trade and relations between communities. NRM national treasurer Barbra Nekesa …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Police in Busia district are holding one suspect, and another is on the run for allegedly murdering a three-year-old female juvenile. The suspect has been identified as Muhwana Lawrance, and the one on the run is Edrine Bwire; both are residents of Bubolwa village in …

Busia, Uganda | URN | What started as just 100 chicks has grown into a poultry enterprise of about 3,000 layer hens for Hadijah Bony, a farmer in Majanji Sub-county, Busia District, who now earns millions of shillings from the business each month. Bony says she started the project through …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Poultry farmers in Busia District are increasingly crossing into neighbouring Kenya to buy feeds, vaccines and drugs, citing lower prices and rising production costs in Uganda. The farmers say a 50-kilogramme bag of starter crumbs costs about KSh4,139, equivalent to roughly Shs125,000, in Kenya, compared with …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Busia District education authorities have urged village chairpersons to intensify mobilisation of parents to ensure learners return to school as the third term begins. The call follows concerns over low attendance in some schools, with education officials warning that children remaining at home could affect their …

Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia Municipality has decried the increase in bedbugs, as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them. Some residents told Uganda Radio Network that they are having what they described as sleepless nights. The affected …

Busia, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed 13 election officials who were deployed in Busia District over allegations of tampering with the voters’ register during the recently concluded Local Council I (LC I) elections. Those dismissed include Buhehe Sub-county Supervisor Andrew Ogema and all 12 village …