Despite being located about 10 kilometres from Entebbe town, and within the spectacle of Entebbe international airport, Bussi remains secluded and visibly detached from the rest of the District. It has poor physical infrastructure and no definite means of transport.
Read more ...Entebbe, Ugandas first administrative city is listed among the nine municipalities that are due for elevation to a city status as one of the strategies to promote regional development. The others are Arua, Fort Portal, Gulu, Hoima, Jinja, Lira, Mbale and Mbarara.
Read more ...According to the Town Clerk, Deo Ndimo, the municipality has only one grader which is in a poor mechanical state and can no longer serve its intended purpose. He says that as a result, a number of roads remain in a poor state and are left with no option other than wait for government intervention.
Read more ...Ssalongo Stuart Swagga, one of the youth working at Katooke dumping site, says the closure of the site will affect over 70 people mostly youths who have been earning their livelihood through sorting garbage.
Read more ...Last week, the URF disbursed over 152 billion shillings to different districts, municipalities, town councils and sub counties for road maintenance. However Kole and Pakwach were not considered.
Read more ...Councillors led by Bongo Ddamulira of Kooki Ward D during a council meeting on Wednesday put the town clerk Martin Rogers Ssentongo to task to explain why he has failed to implement resolutions passed by council.
Read more ...According to the District LC V Chairperson, James Ategeka Mugarama, they budgeted for 900 million shillings for the construction but have managed to raise only 600 million.
Read more ...Obongi County Member of Parliament Hassan Fungaroo Kaps, some of the leaders in Moyo district are in fear of losing revenue from the refugee hosting Sub Counties that will then be under Obongi district.
Read more ...Bussi Sub County Assistant Secretary Richard Mabira says that officers operating under the Uganda Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU have been compromised by law breakers and are promoting illegal fishing, contrary to the reasons for the creation of the unit.
Read more ...In July, Mugusu Town Council became operational after being curved out of Mugusu Sub-county. However, it was later discovered that most of the leaders were geographically located in the town council and could not retain their elective posts in the sub-county.
Read more ...Residents of Mbarara municipality are demanding for the extension of street lights to all the major roads in the municipality.The Municipality which is made up of six divisions has got all the street lighting concentrated in the central business district which is hosted by Kakooba and a small part of Kamukuzi divisions.
Read more ...At Lokisile village in Rupa Sub County, Moroto district, both herdsmen from the area and Turkana pastoralists share water with animals at the dam, which is the only water source. The residents use the contaminated water for drinking, bathing and other domestic needs.
Read more ...Residents of Arua district and the Municipality have tasked government to allocate more resources to help improve on the poor state of health service delivery in the district.
Read more ...The police have opened investigations to establish circumstances under which the district assumed ownership of the properties.
Read more ...According to the Government Spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, the projects will improve health, the living standards and productivity of the population.
Read more ...Dr Jane Ruth Nassanga, the Mpigi District Health Officers says although Mpigi Health Centre IV is close to most of accident black spots, the health workers fail to handle emergencies due to limited medical supplies and manpower.
Read more ...Last week, the police and the community Development Officers launched an operation to arrest the defaulters. At least 20 youths have so far been arrested on orders of Amis Asuman Masereka, the Bukomansimbi district Chief Administrative Officer.
Read more ...Peter Clever Mutuluza, the Mpigi LC V Chairperson, says they are left with no option but to find money and clear the debt. He is however saddened by the fact that his leadership has to pay from the wrong decisions made by the previous leaders.
Read more ...In his June 12th letter addressed to Mpigi Chief Administrative Officer, Ssekweyama claims that part of the hospital land measuring 6 acres located on block 94 Mawokota was part of the Mailo Hold in the names of Matayo Mpanga Kidimbo, one of the clan elders.
Read more ...During the mobilisation drive, Hassan Kaps Fungaroo, the Obongi County MP who is also a resident in the area contributed Shillings 2 million for the road works. The works started on the 2km road stretch over the weekend.
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