Tag Archives: Masindi

Masindi, Uganda | URN | A significant number of staff at Masindi district local government and the Municipality have fled  following a directive issued by local government Minister Balaam Barugahara for the arrest of those implicated in corruption, abuse of office, extortion and mismanagement of government projects. The officials from …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Masindi District Council has approved the relocation of roadside sugarcane weighbridges from farming areas to designated locations along major highways, a move local leaders say is aimed at curbing cane theft and eliminating middlemen in the sugar supply chain. The resolution was passed …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families in Masindi district are on the verge of forceful eviction from their ancestral land. The affected families are from the villages of Kitinwa, Kyakatera and Kyamaiso in the sub counties of Kijunjubwa,Bikozi and Bwijanga. The families are feuding with Ahamed …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 124 police trainees have completed a two-month basic intelligence course at the Police Training School in Kabalye, Masindi. The officers are set to be deployed at various sub-county police stations across the country. The training is part of the Uganda Police Force’s …

MASINDI, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, in conjunction with the National Forestry Authority (NFA), has today launched its efforts to restore 20 hectares of the degraded Masindi Central Forest Reserve. The exercise was launched at Nyangahya cell Masindi Municipality. This initiative brings to …

KAMAPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank has strengthened its commitment to environmental sustainability through a strategic partnership with the National Forestry Authority (NFA). The bank has committed UGX. 60 million to the restoration of the degraded part of Masindi Central Forest Reserve (CFR) …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a new bridge at Masindi Port, and Laropi is expected to commence in the next financial year. The Laropi bridge which will be constructed in partnership with the African Development Bank will be 1,200 meters wide across the Nile, 2m shoulders, 2m …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A businessman who went missing in Masindi has been found dead. Ismail Naddo 31, a resident of Kirasa II Cell in Masindi Municipality went missing from his home on October 1, while riding on a motorcycle registration number UFQ 670U. His family members waited …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Masindi have arrested 69 recruits for allegedly presenting fake academic documents during the just concluded recruitment exercise. The recruits were arrested on Saturday after they reported for training at the Kabalye police training school in Masindi district. They reported at the …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model-PDM. The suspects who were arrested on Tuesday have been identified as John Ayesiga, the Chairperson of Tukole Hamu PDM Group in Muramura Village, and Edward Irumba, the LC1 …