Despite a 2015 pledge by President Yoweri Museveni during a wedding ceremony to provide the facility with a brand-new ambulance, no action has been taken.
The project, funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), began in May 2024 and was officially launched at Esella Country Resort Hotel on Tuesday. The scheme aims to train 4,500 smallholder farmers by 2027.
According to municipal officials, many of these buildings have been constructed without the necessary technical oversight from Town Engineers. Some structures are being built directly on sanitary lanes and road reserves, complicating efforts to expand essential services such as sewage systems, piped water, and electricity poles.
The report, which gathered data from at least one city or municipality in each of Uganda’s four regions, recorded a total of 11,154 consumer complaints. Of these, 7,112 were related to services, 2,085 to goods, and 1,947 to both. Among the service sectors, transportation emerged as the most frequent source of dissatisfaction.
During a rally at Muramba primary school playground in Muramba sub-county, Bernard Dyankunde, Burungu village LCI Chairman, raised a concern about poor roads in the district saying that they are hindering effective transport.
Addressing a press briefing at the Uganda Golf Club in Kampala on Tuesday, Sekhar Veedhi, Head of Marketing at Kinyara Sugar Works Ltd (KSW), reaffirmed the company’s enduring commitment to hosting the annual event, a staple on the national sports calendar.
The Karamoja region, which has historically struggled with food scarcity due to harsh weather conditions, experienced a bountiful harvest this season of crops like sorghum, maize, and sunflower. However, the joy over this harvest is now tempered by growing worries.
The tricycles, valued at over 20 million shillings, were donated by TechnoServe, a non-governmental organization, under the Horticulture Market Acceleration Project (HOTIMAP).
Statistics from the Outpatient Department at Arua Regional Referral Hospital reveal an upward trend in cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition among children. Specifically, the cases increased from 173 in 2020/2021 to 199 in 2021/2022 and 301 in 2022/2023. In 2023/2024, there were 254 cases registered.
