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By Amiri Wabusimba, Urban transformation often begins with hopeful visions cleaner cities, safer neighbourhoods, greener horizons. In Kampala, the redevelopment of the Nakivubo Channel by Ham Enterprises was hailed as a bold step toward that vision. For years, the channel had symbolized the city’s struggle with flooding, waste, and insecurity. Its rehabilitation was cast as a triumph of innovation and …

Kajjansi: The mighty National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse — once paraded as a modern medical marvel — is now half-submerged in filthy floodwaters, as Mother Nature reclaims her land! The Shs70 billion mega structure, with space for 30,000 pallets of drugs, has turned into a floating depot after heavy rains pounded the Kajjansi area, exposing what many had long …

WEST NILE — What was meant to be another energetic day on the campaign trail turned into unspeakable tragedy when a 24-year-old Balaam Music Events staffer drowned in the mighty River Nile on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Yusuf Musasizi, was part of a team from the events company owned by State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Balaam …

JINJA — The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has confirmed the recovery of the body of its staff member, Engineer Gershom Rwakasanga, who drowned at Busowoko Falls in Jinja on October 11. Rwakasanga, who served as Manager for Terminals Development & Operations at the Jinja Storage Terminal, reportedly slipped and fell into the River Nile during a routine site visit. …