Tag Archives: Lake Albert

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and fishermen have retrieved the body of a fisherman who was killed by floods in Buliisa district. The deceased identified as Bright Musinguzi 32, a resident of Kigoya village Buliisa sub county Buliisa district was swept away by floods resulting from the rising …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Floods resulting from the rising water levels of Lake Albert have submerged Butiaba health center III in Butiaba sub county Buliisa district leaving health workers and patients accessing treatment at the facility stranded. The floods have submerged staff quarters, maternity, male and female wards, …

Kikube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fishermen in Hoima and Kikuube districts are demanding the immediate release of their colleagues who were abducted by suspected Congolese Militiamen from Lake Albert waters.   The sixteen Ugandan fishermen were abducted by the militiamen at gunpoint near Kaiso and Kijangi landing sites in Buseruka sub-county …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected armed Congolese militia have raided the Lake Albert waters abducting 16 fishermen and robbed 20 boat engines plus 20 fishing boats from Ugandans. The incident happened near Kaiso and Kijangi landing sites in Buseruka sub county in Hoima district and Sebigoro landing site in …

Ntoroko, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   More than 7,000 people displaced by floods resulting from the rising Lake Albert water levels in Ntoroko district want the government to resettle them to safer places. Flooding in the district is a perennial problem. However, it escalated at the start of this year …

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 residents of Kanara and Bweramule sub-counties in Ntoroko district are living in deplorable conditions as water emerging from Lake Albert continues to submerge their areas. According to area leaders, the water levels have been rising since January and continued to displace …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A 35-year-old fisherman has died in Lake Albert after his boat capsized. The deceased has been only identified as Komakech, a fisherman attached to Mbegu landing site in Kabaale Sub county, Hoima district. His other colleague who survived is only identified as Opio. Fred Irumba, …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people displaced by floods resulting from the rising Lake Albert water levels in Buliisa district have asked to be resettled. For the last three months, floods from the rising water levels of Lake Albert have ravaged several landing sites affecting more than 2,000 …

  Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen attached to Kaiso landing site in Buseruka sub county in Hoima district are demanding for the unconditional release of their fishing gear that was impounded by Uganda Peoples Defense forces-UPDF marine officers and Uganda Police Force-UPF. Up to 83 fishing boats and 23 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Solomon Gafubusa Iguru has tasked the government to extend relief food to thousands of people affected by floods in Buliisa district. Since March, more than 1,500 homes have been submerged by floods following the rising water levels of Lake …