Tag Archives: RDC

Is the presidency project taking shape? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | On January 24, the media was awash with photos of Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. Gen. Muhoozi who is a son of President Yoweri Museveni, senior presidential advisor on special operations and commander …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Katakwi district councillors want the Resident District Commissioner John Steven Ekoom transferred. The councilors accuse Ekoom of clashing with political leaders and threatening to arrest them without justification. They also accuse him of masterminding the livestock quarantine. President Yoweri Museveni deployed Ekoom …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Wakiso District Justine Mbabazi has asked the District medical team to account for funds that were allocated to handle COVID-19 emergency responses in the district. The accountability she is demanding fo is for the inland travel allowances of …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nixon Owole the Tororo Resident District Commissioner has ordered the municipal council authorities to halt the ongoing allocation of space to vendors in the new market. According to Owole, his office and that of the District Police Commander have received several reports and complaints from market …

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pallisa Deputy RDC Magidu Dhikusooka, who doubles as the chairperson district Covid-19 taskforce has warned that teachers who dodge the ongoing vaccination against Covid-19 will be terminated from service. The RDC issued the warning today while addressing headteachers of both government and private primary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Police Operations, AIGP Edward Ochom has denied banning use of travel letters issued by Local Council chairpersons and Resident District Commissioners- RDCs to people with emergencies. While declaring a 42 days lockdown last Friday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said LCs and RDCs …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tororo district COVID-19 Taskforce has closed over 20 shops in Tororo town for flouting the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. The district task force closed the shops on Monday afternoon in an operation to crack down on businesses flouting …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kasese have accused the office of the RDC for exacerbating land wrangles between the Basongora cattle keepers and Bakonzo cultivators. In August last year, the Kasese RDC Lt. Joe Walusimbi halted all activities on the contested piece of land to prevent conflicts and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NRM sub county and division chairpersons in Wakiso have thrown a bash to celebrate the appointment of Justine Mbabazi as the new RDC and to thank President Yoweri Museveni for transferring people they described as land brokers away from their district. The Wakiso NRM leaders …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Relatives of exiled National Unity Platform -NUP leaders in Busia district have stormed the office of the Resident District Commissioner – RDC demanding for their safety. At least four NUP party leaders fled Busia early in February this year after 2021 general elections in fear …