Mukono Municipality Struggling to Popularize Draft Development Physical Plan

Nubuwati Kalumba, a resident of Mukono Municipality wonders why the municipality is calling stakeholders after drafting the entire physical plan yet they were never consulted in the initial stages.

Miriam Akello, a farmer in Ceke B Parish, Lii Sub County says that they do not sleep in their houses. She says that the elephants do not only eat the crops but also trample on them.

Charles Magumba, the Town Clerk for Entebbe Municipality, says that the center will now be built in Bugonga village in Entebbe. He says the center will among others boost revenue for the municipality from tourism and the hospitality sector and also create jobs. The convention center was expected to sit on a 32-acre piece of land.

During the colonial times, about 80 per cent of Uganda’s Rhino population called the reserve home. But After independence, more and more people encroached on the reserve for grazing and farming. As the human population surrounding the reserve increased, poachers hunted down animals in the reserve for food.

But the Federation of Motor Sports Associations of Uganda-FMU had requested permission to host a rally on July 24, 2022, in the Gardens, an event last held in 2013 before it was stopped by NARO over security and environmental concerns. According to FMU, the event, now one month away is a fundraising drive for Rally Ace Yusuf Bukenya, whose vehicle caught fire during a rally in Fort Portal, four years ago.

Guangzhou is a major hub located in the Chinese Province of Guangdong. According to aviation figures, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic having handled 43.8 million passengers in 2020.

Nuwamanya was attacked by a herd of elephants at around 10 p.m. as he and his friend attempted to chase them from their gardens. The herd had reportedly escaped from Kibaale National Park.