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31 March 2026, 9:45 pm
Mbale Environment Officer issues stern warning: Vacate river banks or face arres…
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo The District Environment Officer for Mbale has issued a strong warning to residents still occupying riverbanks and waterways, urging them to vacate flood-prone areas immediately or risk arrest by authorities. Mr Charles Wakube, whose office leads…
23 February 2026, 3:49 pm
Rains return to Mbale: Flood fears rise again
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo After three consecutive days of relentless downpours, mild flooding has begun to affect low-lying areas along the banks of rivers such as Namatala and Nabuyonga in Mbale City and the surrounding districts in Eastern Uganda’s Bugisu…
22 January 2026, 10:12 am
Poor waste disposal worsens flooding crisis in Mbale City
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo Once hailed as one of Uganda’s cleanest towns, Mbale City is now grappling with a worsening flooding crisis that residents, environmental experts and city planners increasingly attribute to years of poor waste disposal, weak enforcement of…
23 October 2025, 8:59 pm
Namamba village drowns in fear as floods become the new normal
By Gerald Welikhe When the rains arrived in Namamba village this year, they came not as a blessing, but as a warning. Within hours, what was once farmland and homesteads turned into a vast swamp. The people of this Mugiti…