Tag Archives: Kasese

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The elderly and persons with disabilities in Kasese district have received relief items from the district task force. Distribution targeted about 400 families in areas of railway ward, Kidodo, Kikinzo and Saluti B, all in Kasese Municipality. The group which also included widows and expecting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Buhuhira sub county in Kasese district who were affected by mudslides have asked the government to provide relief. The most affected areas are Kigharama, Ntunga and Kuruhe. Now the residents want the government to come to their rescue. Erinora Tswende, one of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kiteso cell, Kamaiba ward in Kasese municipality on Wednesday stormed the office of the LCI chairperson demanding for relief food. They accused the district task force of keeping the food in stores and yet the beneficiaries are starving in homes. The residents …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese district COVID-19 task force has resolved to deploy medical teams in factories to test truck drivers for coronavirus. The tests will be carried out on national and international drivers that ply between Kasese and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. Some of the factories …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fish prices have dropped by more than half at Katwe landing site in Kasese district because of the ban on public transport and cross border movement. Currently, a mid-sized tilapia fish costs between 4,000 and 6,000 Shillings from 12,000 and 18,000 Shillings. The situation isn’t …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bwera and Mpondwe towns in Kasese district were on Wednesday put under a total lock-down. Security forces ordered the closure of businesses both dealing in food and non-food stuff. They also stopped cargo movements across the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Kasese district have denied accusations of aiding illegal trade to operate across the Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC border in violation of the nationwide lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. This stems from accusations spreading on social media implicating security …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers carrying cargo from the Democratic Republic of Congo entering through Bwera border post in Kasese district will be subjected to 14-days of quarantine. The development is a measure to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kasese Resident District Commissioner, Lt. Joe Walusimbi …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A severe water crisis has hit health centres in Kasese district exposing the lives of patients and medical workers to risk. Most of the health centres visited by URN have inadequate or lack of water to run their operations. They are forced to get …

  Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Financial indiscipline has been singled out as the major challenge affecting some government institutions in Kasese district. This is part of the finding by Kasese District Public Accounts Committee. In a report issued on Friday, the Assistant Principal Internal Auditor Kasese district, Yonah K. …