Records indicate that the destructive earthquake, in the early hours of Sunday, 20 March 1966, was officially recorded at a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter scale, though several monitoring stations reported readings as high as 7.7. It remains the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the region to date.
The Last Mile Electrification Project (Phase 2), initiative aims to connect at least 40,000 households across 34 districts and two islands in Lake Victoria: Koome and Bugaya.
Dr. Dianah Nampijja shared a striking example from a recent training session. "A fourth-year social work student walked into the lab. She had never used a computer before but was fluent in Braille. Within 15 minutes, she mastered the keyboard layout, typing faster than many sighted students! The joy on her face was priceless. ‘I’m happy I got this chance before graduating,’ she said. It was a reminder that access to technology can be truly transformative."
In 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) with funding from the World Bank under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Preparedness Project (UCREPP) awarded the 3.9 billion shillings construction contract to Techno Three Limited. Ultra- modern laboratory equipment worth 700 million shillings has been installed at the facility.
