Following the closure of the Karuma Bridge in September that links Midwestern, Northern Uganda, and West Nile Sub-regions, the government guided that people intending to access Northern Uganda should use alternative routes, including the Masindi Port route via Apac district.
Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development said that Karuma represents a major milestone in our national energy strategy and will significantly boost power generation capacity, enhance energy security, and support sustainable development
Karuma Bridge was temporarily closed in April this year after engineers found crucial components of the bridge among them the bearings, and the expansion joints had worn out and developed cracks.
Rhoda Akec, another refugee says most food prices within Kiryandongo Refugee settlement have doubled or tripled recently leaving most vulnerable members unable to afford them.
Joseph Oryem, the LCI Karuma Town Council says that the deceased was extracting construction aggregates for sale when the soil developed deep cracks forcing the rocks to roll down and buried them.
