By Amon Muhumuza The water officer is also on the spot for presiding over a ghost project worth 100 million shillings aimed at extending water to the locals in Nyakyera…
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Ntungamo authorities move to improve meat quality and safety
By Anthony Kushaba Authorities in Ntungamo district have moved in to improve meat safety and quality. According to Ntungamo district veterinary officer Dr.Yaake Basulira, the quality of meat, especially beef,…
Rubanda Locals Neighboring Bwindi National Park Receive Free Rain harvesting Water Tanks
By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba. apearlnews.com The Rubanda District Communities Neigbouring Bwindi and Mugahinga National Park have received rainwater harvesting tanks from the Wild Life Authority. The 339 water tanks with…
The Environmental Shield petitions NEMA over encroachment on wetlands in Kampala.
Anthony Kushaba apearlnews.com The Environmental Shield, a non-profit civic organization, has petitioned the National Environmental Management Authority over continued encroachment on wetlands and water bodies in and around Kampala. In…
70-year-old stung to death by bees
By apearlnews.com On Saturday, a 70-year-old woman was stung to death by bees in the Rukungiri district. The deceased, identified as Maria Ndaziramye, aged 70, is a mufumbira peasant and…
Three killed in Rukungiri floods
By apearlnews.com On April 29, 3023, at about 1400 hrs, the District CID Rukungiri, SOCO, and team booked out on information about a drowning incident at River Rushaya Kagorogoro village,…
Locals count losses as hailstorm ravages Kanungu district
By Mwajuma Adams apearlnews.com Farmers and residents of Kambuga Town Council and Kambuga Subcounty in Kanungu district are counting losses following a hailstorm that ravaged their gardens today, Tuesday, January…
Kanungu locals get support for an alternative income source after vacating wetlands.
Mwajuma, Adams apearlnews.com On Tuesday, one group from Nyaruhungye village in Nyamirama Sub-County in Kanungu district that has opted to vacate Ntungwa Wetland received a sewing machine from Caritas. Kanunugu…
Counsel Elvis Twenda, Joins Local leaders,Residents in renovating Kyanamira-Maziba Bridge.
By Sophan Niwamanya Residents and local leaders of Kyanamira Sub County in Kabale district have risen up to manually renovate the Kyanamira-Maziba Bridge along the Maziba-Kyanamira-old Kabale road following the…
Rubanda farmers call for government support
By Sophan Niwamanya apearlnews.com Apple farmers in Rubanda district, under their association, Rubanda District Apple Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited, have asked the government to take up the distribution of seedlings…