Tag Archives: Kiryandongo

  European Union and UNICEF partnership delivers sustainable water access, ending daily three-kilometre treks for refugees KIRYANDONGO, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Two new solar hybrid piped water supply systems are transforming daily life for thousands of refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, ending years of exhausting water collection treks and long …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | On a hot afternoon in Kiryandongo district, 17-year-old Afag Ali bends over a small demonstration garden, carefully pressing maize seeds into the soil. Her hands move with purpose, but her mind carries heavier burdens. Ali fled Sudan after conflict claimed her father’s life, leaving her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents living near Murchison Falls National Park in Kiryandongo are up in arms over a surge in elephant invasions that have caused widespread destruction to crops and threaten their livelihoods. Over the weekend, stray elephants reportedly raided Bunyama Village in Kyankende, devastating over 10 acres of …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | In the sprawling Kiryandongo district of Uganda, a transformative initiative is rewriting the story of resilience and opportunity for refugees and host communities alike. With funding from the Dutch Embassy, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with Self Help Africa, launched a one-year …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travelers, traders, and motorists accessing Northern Uganda through the Masindi port have decried congestion at the ferry crossing point in both Kiryandongo and Apac districts. Following the closure of the Karuma Bridge in September that links Midwestern, Northern Uganda, and West Nile Sub-regions, the government guided …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 26 institutions including schools and a prison in West Nile and Kiryandongo districts have embraced alternative sustainable cooking energy as a result of the intervention of Save the Children with funding from the European Union. With the introduction of Lorena stoves for …

Kiryandongo , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Three suspects are in custody at Kiryandongo Central Police Station for the illegal possession of wildlife products. The suspects are Bernard Enying, 29, a resident of Kigumba Town Council, Eston Nyitu, 33, a resident of Kibiramatu village in Kigumba Sub County, and John Onek, …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two South Sudanese Refugees are in custody at Kiryandongo central police station over the murder of a 26-year old man. The suspects have been identified as Gatkouth Anyanyaka 22 and another one only identified as Gatleak 21 both refugees attached to Panyadoli refugee settlement area …

| THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL) has commissioned the newly constructed school facilities at Purongo Primary School and Diima Primary school in Nwoya and Kiryandongo Districts respectively. Nwoya and Kiryandongo are among the three districts besides Oyam hosting 600MW Karuma Hydropower Dam on River Nile. The …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 35,000 people who were evicted from their land in Kiryandongo district are on the verge of starvation. The victims mainly women, children, and the elderly from ten villages were evicted in 2020 from their land measuring approximately 9,300 acres. The residents have been …