Tag Archives: Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders and Police in Luwero district are in blame games as the number of girls defiled in the district escalates each year. According to the Police crime report, at least 99 cases of aggravated defilement were reported in 2023 within Luwero and as a …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rohi Services Limited has been accused of executing shoddy and delayed completion of works at St Andrew Kaggwa Seed Secondary School in Luwero district. In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports contracted the company to construct classroom blocks, two science laboratories, an administrative block, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people have died and six others were critically injured in an accident in Luwero town council along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The accident which occurred at around 5:00 am on Wednesday involved a taxi registration number UBG 392L and an unidentified truck. The accident took …

  Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the women under the Mothers’ Union to encourage Christians to embrace wealth creation and universal education programmes. On Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni graced the closing ceremony for the Annual Mothers’ Union Conference …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Luwero district. The district has registered over 50 cases of measles among children under five years in health centres. The outbreak has been confirmed in Luwero town council and Luwero sub-county. Dr Innocent Nkonwa the Luwero District …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Luwero Town Council are facing a crisis as the space for burying unclaimed bodies and dumping garbage has reached full capacity. Twenty years ago, Luwero Town acquired 2.5 acres in the Kalongo zone, which was divided for use as both a cemetery and a …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority has closed 51 drug shops and impounded medicines worth 35 million shillings from Greater Luwero. Early this week, NDA and Police embarked on a compliance enforcement operation targeting drug outlets in the districts of Nakaseke and Nakasongola. According to Dr Sam …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Luwero district have listed demands that they need President Yoweri Museveni to address ahead of his visit to the area on Saturday this week. President Yoweri Museveni is expected to commission a multi-million classroom block for Excel Vocation Institute in Luwero district on …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero District Chairman Erastus Kibirango this week found Kikube Church of Uganda Primary School almost empty during an impromptu visit to assess school infrastructure and attendance. It was reported that many learners were selling agricultural produce in markets instead of attending classes. The school …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim leaders in Luwero District have been urged to develop land at their mosques to prevent encroachment and illegal sales. Numerous mosques in the district are entangled in land disputes, with land being encroached upon, grabbed, and sold illegally by some leaders. One notable …