In her communication to the house on Wednesday, the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga questioned why Government was conducting a feasibility study and yet Government had assured them that the falls will not be tampered with.
Read more ...Dr. Kitutu told the Convention on Tuesday that Uganda has continuously witnessed extreme weather events such as landslides and floods, which have claimed many lives.
Read more ...Dozens of jerricans and calabashes are also scattered in the forest near the tree. According to Mukama, the calabashes and jerricans are left behind by the people who use them to drink local brew. 83-year-old Bonefansio Nkugwa settled in the area in the 1960s.
Read more ...The Luseshe County Member of Parliament, Godfrey Watenga told Uganda Radio Network that as MPs from Bugisu region, they advised government to pay the affected people money so that they can relocate but it didn’t listen to them.
Read more ...More than 30 people are feared to have been buried by the landslides. Last week, Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA deployed an excavator to help in the search for the bodies of the landslide victims believed to be trapped underground.
Read more ...Nambeshe however, says the Office of the Prime Minister abandoned the plan and procured land in Bunambutye Sub County in Bulambuli district to construct houses for the resettlement of the landslide victims.
Read more ...Betty Aol Ocan, the Leader of the Opposition in parliament who lobbied for the rice, says it is a Christmas gift from government to the beneficiaries through her office.
Read more ...On Saturday, Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA dispersed an excavator to help the local people in the efforts of retrieving the bodies and have now retrieved more 4 bodies putting the number at 9.
Read more ...Dr. Gerald Eilu, a Forest Biology and Ecosystems Management lecturer at Makerere University says that it is wrong for the university management to cut the trees especially during the breeding season for the birds.
Read more ...Speaking at the Birding Expo at UWEC, James Musinguzi, the Executive Director of UWEC called for prevention measures which include the drafting of a plan that will ensure wildlife, birding and the habitat are not destroyed by human nature.
Read more ...Health workers have failed to access the health centre since Tuesday. URN reporter saw health workers stranded at the broken bridge pondering on how to access the health centre.
Read more ...Several fishermen have sighted the reptile in the lake between the UPDF Marine Docking pier, the Ministry of Energy and at the shoreline of the Botanical gardens.
Read more ...Patrick Ejiku, the district disaster risk management committee chairperson of Serere says that a total of 4, 950 households have been affected by water across the district. He says that at least each of the eight sub-counties in the district is affected by floods especially in low lying areas like swamps.
Read more ...Norah Nalubega, the chairperson of vendors in the market says that rainwater runoff is directly flowing into uncollected garbage heaps which are unpleasant to customers. Nalubega blamed the division authorities for not regularly collecting the garbage from the market, thereby exposing them to health hazards.
Read more ...A heavy down pour caused multiple landslides in the villages of Namasa, Naposhi and shukururu in Bushika sub-county of Bududa district on Tuesday killing 4 people, injuring 5 and displacing over 6,000 others. So far, rescue teams have retrieved seven bodies while more than 30 people are still unaccounted for.
Read more ...The floods broke the perimeter wall of the factory, swept away bags of coffee and damaged equipment putting business at the plant on a standstill.
Read more ...Frank Minhu, the Project Manager says that in the past months, unknown people have cut off water pipes laid in trenches while others siphoned fuel from their trucks.
Read more ...Wilson Watira, the Bududa District LC V chairperson, says the tools being used to search for the bodies are inadequate.
Read more ...A part of River Nile in Nwoya district burst its banks on Tuesday causing floods that paralyzed business and transport on the road, the main gateway to West Nile region. Hundreds of vehicles and Trucks remained stranded as the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA closed the adjacent Bridge.
Read more ...Our report in the area says that the problem was exacerbated when River Sironko and Rover Namwege burst its banks, plunging the sub-counties of Busulani, Masaba, Bugitimmwa, Bumasifwa and Budadiri town council. Also affected are the areas of Buhugu, Busita, Bufupa, Legenya and Bumasobo.
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