Browsing by Author "Wandera, Dan"

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    5 KIU students die in accident.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-06) Kato, Joseph; Wandera, Dan
    Students of Kampala International University (KIU) in Kansanga, Kampala, are perished in an accident in Nakasongola district on Saturday. Four students and a Rwandan national died on spot after a taxi they were travelling in rammed in to a truck parked by the roadside at Kakooge village on the Kampala -Gulu highway.
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    7,000 Nakasongola families yet to vacate Kyoga buffer zone.
    (Daily monitor, 2026-05-07) Wandera, Dan
    Two years after the government issued a six-month notice in June 2024 for households to vacate the newly demarcated Lake Kyoga buffer zone in Nakasongola District, morethan 7,000 households have yet to relocate
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    Agriculture ministry probes Sembabule ranch land deal.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Wandera, Dan
    The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries(MAAIF) has raised a red flag over suspected fraudulent land transactions on government land hosting a goat breeding programme in Sembabule district.
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    Bitanda can finally rest, says High Court.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-27) Jjinjo, Fahad Malik; Wandera, Dan
    The High Court in Masaka city on Thursday, March 26, 2026, delivered the much-anticipated ruling in which two rival parties sought a court decision over the final resting place of fallen Masaka city business man, Bosco Ssenyonjo, aka Bitanda and his two children.
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    Bukalasa college steps up efforts to save land.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-02) Wandera, Dan
    Bakalasa Agricultural College in Luweero district is facing incessant threats from land encroachers, including government agencies, which if not addressed, could stifle the college's expansion and development plans.
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    Climate change and idle youth:
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-27) Tajuba, Paul; Wandera, Dan
    Every morning, Mr. Kenneth Musoke Kyeyune, walks to his small video library in wobulenzi town, Luweero district, to sell music videos and movies. As he heads to work, the 28-year-old is uncertain of how much he will earn at the end of the day,
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    EU injects shs67b in revamping beef industry.
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-04-25) Wandera, Dan
    Much of Uganda's meat, which is exported goes through informal channels. Finding itself in markets such as south Sudan.
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    Family members recount Nakimuli's last moments.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-23) Sekayinga, David; Wandera, Dan
    The late Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament, Hellen Nakimuli, remained resolute in the face of illness until her final moments, her family has revealed. Speaking during a special sitting of Kalangala District Council convened in her honour on Tuesday, Nakimuli's sister and caretaker Irene Nampala said the legislator expressed confidence that she would survive the operation that ultimately claimed her life.
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    Farmers smuggle animals out of quarantined areas
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-07-03) Wandera, Dan
    Authorities in Nakasongola District have admitted failure in the management and control of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) as some farmers smuggle animals out of from quarantined areas
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    Fear of famine looms in Luweero as caterpillars destroy crops.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-28) Wandera, Dan
    LUWEERO. Caterpillars have invaded Luweero eating several acres of crops, causing fear among residents that famine could strike the district. Caterpillars have destroyed several acres of crops in the district. Most farmers cannot purchase the prescribed pesticides because of the high prices.
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    Hospital status brings hope to Luweero.
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-05-14) Wandera, Dan
    The district has for years relied on a Health Centre IV, which is a referral for more than five neighboring districts. Last month, the Ministry of Health announced that they had upgraded Luweero Health Centre IV to general hospital status beginning the next financial year. The elevation is in fulfilment of a 15-year-old presidential pledge and a timely intervention to address the overwhelming patient numbers
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    Incumbent Luweero woman MP rejects election results
    (Daily monitor, 2016-02-22) Wandera, Dan
    The Luweero District Woman MP, Ms Brenda Nabukenya, has rejected poll results for the woman MP seat won by the NRM candidate, Ms Lillian Nakate, citing illegalities in the electoral process. Ms Alex Komuhangi, the Luweero District returning officer, declared Ms Nakate winner of the district Woman MP seat after polling 56,573 votes against Ms Nabukenya's 53,558 votes on Saturday.
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    Kamasanyu : the farmer who turned goats into gold.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-14) Wandera, Dan
    Joy Kamasanyu started her farming project with 50 savannah cross breed goats in 2010.
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    Kiboga prison shooting:
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-01) Wandera, Dan
    The prime suspect in the February 23 shooting at Kiboga Prison that left four people dead has been charged and remanded to prison. Moses Anguyo, a prison warder (No. 13544), yesterday, appeared before Kiboga grade one magistrate Jonard Tusasirwe amid tight security, where he was over the deadly incident.
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    Land grabbing threatens schools, health centres nationwide.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-25) Wandera, Dan
    A growing public outcry over persistent land disputes across Uganda has put public institutions, faith-based organisations, schools, and health centres under immense pressure.
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    Leaders task government over idle fisheries projects
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-20) Wandera, Dan
    Leaders of 14 districts in lake kyoga basin have asked government to explain why the fish handling facilities established at the different landing sites on lake are lying idle.
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    Leopard mauls Nakasongola herdsman to death.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Wandera, Dan
    Residents of Wangoilo village in Nakasongola district are living in fear after a leopard attack.
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    Locals await Kyalubanga forest land giveaway, seven years later.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-09) Wandera, Dan
    When President Museveni ordered the allocation of Kyalubanga forest land in Nakasongola district to landless locals in 2019, more than 1800 families were relieved.
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    Mengo restores 4 acres of natural forest trees.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-28) Wandera, Dan
    Buganda Kingdom wants at least 2.8 million trees planted by 2028 across its 18 counties to restore degraded forests.
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    Minister advises on scholarships.
    (Daily Monitor, 2016-02-29) Wandera, Dan
    State minister for Primary Education John Chrysostom Muyingo has told parents and students to regularly read newspapers and consult education officials on available government scholarships. Dr Muyingo said many students in Luweero District continue to miss out on higher education opportunities due to lack of school fees yet neither the students nor their parents look out for opportunities available, including the government student's loan scheme, introduced two years ago.