The raging floods in Butaleja District which killed one person last week have got authorities and locals conjuring up solutions, while trying to explain why the area is prone to tidal waves. The heavy ...

A flooded section of Mbale-Butaleja road in July. Residents of Butaleja District say the President is yet to tarmac any of their roads as promised. PHOTO/YAHUDU KITUNZI. During President Museveni’s ...

What you need to know: Ahamada Jarita, a resident of Damba Cell, Namawa Parish, Kachonga Sub-county in Butaleja District, was attacked on Saturday at around 11pm in Namaste Village, Namawa Parish, ...

Wegulo is accused of allegedly murdering 16-year-old Ahamada Jarita, who was also a resident of the same area. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the deceased was involved in a fight with ...

Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba has handed over 1,624 free customary land titles to the residents of the Butaleja district. The government's program of registering customary land is aimed at helping ...

Former candidates in the just concluded Butaleja woman MP race have conceded defeat despite complaining of massive electoral irregularities. According to the results declared by Mable Wakhabi on ...

Following sustained heavy rains, River Manafwa has burst its banks, displacing more than 7,000 people in six sub-counties in Butaleja District. The resultant flooding has cut off the Butaleja–Mbale ...

Kampala — Even when going through one of the worst moments in living memory, 45-year-old Ismail Hifude manages a smile. As the head of the family, he must put on a brave face for his two wives and ...

Tororo — Fresh border fights between the Jophadhola and the Banyole have re-emerged over the ownership of Nabisaga and Putitigo wetlands where both communities grow rice. The Sunday fights left three ...

Police in Butaleja District in eastern Uganda are investigating a case in which a 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by seven men. Police told this reporter that the victim, a primary seven ...