Disasters and accidents Archives

People leave their homes due to flooding from parts of Lake Kyoga

by Free Uganda | Apr 23, 2020 | Disasters and accidents

Hundreds of people in Nakasongola District have been forced to leave their homes due to flooding from parts of Lake Kyoga. The most affected are the villages of Kapala, Busoni, Sukurio, Musenyi and Moone in Katuba parish, Nabiswera Sub-county. Nabiswera Sub-county...

Kampala elected leaders are barred from distributing relief food

by Free Uganda | Apr 21, 2020 | Disasters and accidents

The Minister for Kampala Betty Amongi has said Government will not involve politically elected leaders for Kampala such as Lord Mayor and his Councillors in the exercise of distributing relief food to the vulnerable people. On 4th April, the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana...

EAC Heads of State Extraordinary Summit has been postponed

by Free Uganda | Apr 15, 2020 | Disasters and accidents

The 18th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State which had been purposely convened to discuss the ongoing novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic today Wednesday, 15th April, 2020 has been postponed to a later date. The Summit had been called by Rwandan President...