Tag Archives: Mayuge

  Mayuge, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Community leaders, parents, government officials, and members of the fishing community in Mayuge District have committed to strengthening efforts to prevent drowning. The commitments were made during a community dialogue held in Bwondha Sub-county as part of Reach A Hand Africa’s commemoration of …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government, through a credit facility managed by Equity Bank, has disbursed sh1.2 billion to support 896 palm oil farmers who are part of the National Oil Project. The National Oil project was officially launched by Fred Bwino Kyakula, the state minister of agriculture, animal industry …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government will purchase the Mayuge sugar factory for local cane farmers across the Busoga sub-region. During a meeting with sugarcane farmers, millers, and sugar manufacturers at State Lodge in Mayuge district, Museveni noted that, much as he had earlier …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government officials in Mayuge District have raised serious concerns over widespread absenteeism among teachers and health workers, warning that it is undermining public service delivery and hurting community development. Sarah Kasadha, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), criticized the growing trend as a sign …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating the death of 33-year-old Peter Kaluya, who was killed in a fracas that followed National Resistance Movement (NRM) grassroot polls in Mayuge District. Kaluya, a resident of Bulubude Village in Malongo Sub-county, was assaulted by a mob following the …

MAYUGE, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Christine Awori, 30, a resident of Waigala Village in Bukatube Sub-county, Mayuge District, has died after being struck by lightning. The incident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday when lightning struck Awori’s house, causing a fire that severely burned her upper body. She succumbed …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty UPDF marine soldiers graduated Wednesday after completing a three-month coxswain course at the Ntokoro marine military base in Mayuge district. The training focused on life-saving skills, enabling the graduates to navigate water bodies with ease. The coxswains were also retooled in primary tactics for …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 residents in Kityerera sub-county, in Mayuge district have protested the eviction by the National Forestry Authority-NFA from a forest reserve. This week, NFA embarked on the eviction of illegal settlers in the three villages of Bugoya B, Bukalenzi, and Nantamu villages, from Busoga South …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Government, through the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), officially commenced planting oil palm crops in the Busoga sub-region on Friday. The project, introduced in the area thirteen years ago, finally began with the planting of a four-acre garden at Buwolya Village in Mpungwe Sub …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 70 year old Veronica Nekesa and her daughter Nasio Baseke, have been struck dead by lightning Monday night in Nakigo village, in Malongo sub county, in Mayuge district. The duo were struck dead while in a grass thatched house, which also caught fire after …