Tag Archives: Rubanda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rubanda district have impounded a bus belonging to Kwizera Executive Bus Company for carrying excess passengers contrary to the guidelines issued by government. The Kigezi region police spokesman Elly Maate identifies the bus as registration number UBE 978Z. According to Maate, while …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kabale municipality and Rubanda district have raised concerns about the pinning of campaign posters on road signs. The signs help to regulate, warn and guide road users for efficient movement of traffic. This is common along the Kabale-Rubanda-Kisoro road in Kabale municipality …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale municipal leaders have questioned the annexation of Bubare sub county and three parishes of Nyamweru sub county to Kabale Municipality. Last week, Rubanda district council approved Bubare sub county and the parishes of Nangara, Bigungiro and Bwayu in Nyamweru sub county to be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy deployment of police and Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) in Rubanda town council where the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is conducting party primaries. Rubanda is among the 55 districts that are conducting party elections to fill gaps in new administrative units. …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The high cost of land in Rubanda district is scaring away investors. According to authorities, the cost of land in Rubanda shot up when it became an independent district in July 2016 after being curved from Kabale. Some of the areas where the cost of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of leaders and residents from Kabale and Rubanda districts have petitioned Parliament protesting irregularities in the elevation of Kabale Municipality to city status. Kabale Municipality was in May included among the six municipalities that will be elevated to city status by 2023. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven departments in Rubanda district local government are lacking key staff. The district currently operates without a District Production Officer, Health Officer, District Engineer and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. The others are Natural Resources Officer, District Community Development Officer and District Internal Auditor. Efforts …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Rainstorms in western Uganda caused flooding that swamped houses, killing at least 13 people including two babies, police said Wednesday. Rubanda district police commander Ramathan Tai said officers in the rural town of Nfasha recovered seven bodies during a heavy rainstorm Tuesday night and found …