By Rashul Adidi Two teens drowned Monday evening in Lake Victoria, before one of the bodies was washed ashore at Masese Landing Site, Jinja South East Division in Jinja City. Brian Mungdit, an eyewitness, says one of the teens went swimming but “disappeared” in the water, adding that when his […]
By Philip Wafula The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has said that dirty vehicles are increasing the cost of maintaining the Jinja Nile Bridge. This is according to the Head of Bridges and Structures at the Authority, Eng Lawrence Pario. The over Shs300bn Cable Stay Bridge with a 120-year lifespan, […]
By Denis Edema Authorities in Jinja have unanimously passed a resolution and renamed one of the roads in the city after former minister Henry Kyemba, who passed away last Wednesday in Namugongo,a Kampala suburb, aged 86. The Jinja City deputy Mayor, Ms Fazira Kauma, moved the motion that was quickly […]
By Ronald Ssenvuma Jinja City Council is today expected to hold a special sitting in honour of former minister Henry Kyemba. Kyemba succumbed to diabetes-related complications on October 18th at the age of 84. According to the official funeral programme, there will be a vigil at the deceased’s home in […]
By Tausi Nakato Jinja City has been cited as an area with high cases of online gender-based violence (GBV) This is according to new research findings from a study conducted by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET). According to the research conducted in 2020, 99.7 percent of females were impacted by […]
