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Makenke
Makenke is a neighborhood within Mbarara City, in the Western Region of Uganda. Location Makenke is located in Kakiika Parish, in Kakiika sub-county, approximately , by road, north-east of Mbarara city's central business district, along the Mbarara–Masaka Highway. It borders with ''Kakyenkye'' to the north, ''Koranorya'' to the east, Kakoba to the south west and ''Nyamityobora'' to the west. The geographical coordinates of Makenke are 0°34'42.0"S, 30°41'08.0"E (Latitude:-0.578333; Longitude:30.685556). Overview Makenke is a low income settlement in the city of Mbarara. The settlement is found in the Kakiika Division of Mbarara City Council. Prior to that, Makenke was part of Kashari County until July 2014 when it was incorporated into Mbarara Municipality. The 2nd Division of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) maintains its headquarters at Makenke. In the Makenke barracks, Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society maintains a branch. It is also the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara Northern Bypass Road
The Mbarara Northern Bypass Road is a road that bypasses the northern part of Mbarara City. Location The road is located in Mbarara City, in the Western Region of Uganda. It starts from Makenke in Kakiika Division, across from the Coca-Cola plant, then it continues northwards to Rwebishuri before reaching Nkokonjeru. The road will then pass through a valley next to Ruharo hill. After crossing River Rwizi, the bypass ends at Katatumba Resort along Kabale road. The road covers about in length. The geographical coordinates of the bypass road are 0°34'53.0"S, 30°39'30.0"E (Latitude:-0.581389; Longitude:30.658333). Overview The road was developed and constructed to decongest the central business district of Mbarara City, by providing an alternative route for large cargo trucks destined for Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The construction of this road was launched by President Yoweri Museveni on 1 March 2015. Original commissioning of the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakiika Division
Kakiika Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality in Uganda. The six divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location The Coordinates of Kakiika Division are Latitide: 0° 34' 10.7" (0.5696°) south Longitude: 30° 40' 27.2" (30.6742°) east Average elevation: 1,438 meters (4,718 feet) It borders with Kakoba Division and Kamukuzi Division in the south, Biharwe Division in the west, Rubaya and Rwanyamahembe Subcounties of Mbarara District in the North, Bubaare Subcounty of Mbarara District in the West and Nyakayojo Division in the South West. Overview The Division was annexed to Mbarara Municipality on 1 July 2014 together with Biharwe Division and Nyakayojo Division it is developing on a higher rate than the other two since its near the Central Business District. It contains the following neighbourh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda People's Defense Force
The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000 and consisted of land forces and an air wing. Recruitment to the forces is done annually. After Uganda achieved independence in October 1962, British officers retained most high-level military commands. Ugandans in the rank and file claimed this policy blocked promotions and kept their salaries disproportionately low. These complaints eventually destabilized the armed forces, already weakened by ethnic divisions. Each post-independence regime expanded the size of the army, usually by recruiting from among people of one region or ethnic group, and each government employed military force to subdue political unrest. History The origins of the Ugandan armed forces can be traced to 1902, when the Uganda Battalion of the King's African R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south western districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020. Location Mbarara is an important transport hub, lying west of Masaka on the road to Kabale, near Lake Mburo National Park. This is about , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and oldest city. The coordinates of the Mbarara central business district are 00 36 48S, 30 39 30E (Latitude:-0.6132; Longitude:30.6582). The city lies at an average elevation at about above sea level. City Wards The city has a total of 23 wards spread across 6 divisions and 2 constituencies Population In 2002, the nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Uganda
The regions of Uganda are known as Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern. These four regions are in turn divided into districts. There were 56 districts in 2002, which expanded into 111 districts plus one city (Kampala) by 2010. The national government interacts directly with the districts, so regions do not have any definite role in administration. Under British rule before 1962, the regions were functional administrative units and were called provinces, headed by a Provincial Commissioner. The central region is the kingdom of Buganda, which then had a semi-autonomous government headed by the Kabaka (king). The equivalent of the Provincial Commissioner for Buganda was called the Resident.Uganda Protectorate annual report, Government Printer, Entebbe, 1959 At Uganda's 2002 census, the Central region (It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda) contained 27 percent of the country's populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Monitor
The ''Daily Monitor'' is a Ugandan independent daily newspaper. Its name is shared by the ''Saturday Monitor'' and ''Sunday Monitor'', which are also published by Monitor Publications Limited. ''Daily Monitor'' averaged a daily circulation of 24,230 newspapers in September 2011. By the fourth quarter of 2019, that figure had dropped to 16,169 copies daily. Location The headquarters of the ''Daily Monitor'' and the Daily Monitor Publications, as well as the printing press of the newspaper, are located at 29-35 8th Street (Namuwongo Road) in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Overview The newspaper was established in 1992 as ''The Monitor'', and relaunched as the ''Daily Monitor'' in June 2005. The paper asserts that its private ownership guarantees the independence of its editors and journalists. The newspaper headquarters are housed in the same building that houses the other investments owned by Monitor Publications Limited, including ''Daily Moni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road
Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road is a road in the Western Uganda, connecting the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, with the towns of Ntungamo, Kabale and Katuna at the international border with the Republic of Rwanda. Location The road starts at Mbarara (pop. 195,238), the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. It continues in a southwesterly direction through Ntungamo and Kabale to end at Katuna at the international border with Rwanda, a distance of about The coordinates of the road, immediately south of Ntungamo are:0°54'10.0"S, 30°15'14.0"E (Latitude:-0.902778; Longitude:30.253889). Upgrading to bitumen In December 2010, the European Union extended a grant of USh325 billion (approximately €116 million at that time), to improve the , stretch of the East African Northern Corridor, between Mbarara and Katuna. The road was divided into two sections: (a) Mbarara-Ntungamo Section, was budgeted at UShs154 billion (€51 million) and (b) Ntungamo-Katuna Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyakayojo Division
Nyakayojo Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality. The six divisions that make Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location The coordinates of Nyakayojo Division are Latitide: 0° 38' 1" (0.6336°) south Longitude: 30° 36' 47" (30.6131°) east Average elevation: 1,422 meters (4,665 feet) Nyakayojo Division borders with Isingiro District and Nyamitanga Division in the East, Bubaare subcounty of Mbarara District in the North, Kakiika Division in the Northeast, Mwizi subcounty in the South, Bugamba and Rugando subcounties of Rwampara District in the west. Overview Nyakayojo Division was added to Mbarara Municipality on 1 July 2014 together with Kakiika Division and Biharwe Division. The Mbarara Kabale road transverses through Nyakayojo. The division is a home to a famous secondary school called Nyakayojo Secondary Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Rwizi
River Rwizi is a river located in South Western Uganda in district called Mbarara. Overview It originates from Buhweju hills with various tributaries from various Nkore hills including Ntungamo and Sheema hills which join it. It pours its water in Lake Victoria via the drainage systems of Lake Mburo, Lake Kachera and Kijanebalola. River Rwizi supplies water for both domestic and industrial use to the whole Mbarara town and the neighbouring towns of Bwizibwera, Sanga and Biharwe. The river is drying out due to climate changes affecting the region and other causes like The water hyacinth which is also an inductor of polluted water with a lot of nutrients with in it The river destruction is also due to wide spread of land grabbing along the river banks A lot of untreated wastes are dumped into the river thus leading to contribution of pollution of water forex maple waste products from iron and steel industry in kakoba and Mbarara mainly hospital Points of interest There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllAfrica
AllAfrica is a website that aggregates news produced primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture. It is available in both English and French and produced by AllAfrica Global Media, which has offices in Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Nairobi, and Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ... AllAfrica is the successor to the African News Service. Its stories can be displayed by categories and subcategories such as country, region, and by news topic. In 2008, AllAfrica rolled out a comment board system. The President of AllAfrica Global Media, Amadou Mahtar Ba, is a member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization. References External links * ReliefWeb archives of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold Coca-Cola's ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a closely guarded trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The secrecy around the formula has been used by Coca-Cola in its marketing as only a handful of anonymous employees know the formula. The drink has inspired imitators and created a whole classification of soft drink: colas. The Coca-Cola Company p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Investment Authority
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is a semi-autonomous investment promotion and facilitation organisation in Uganda and is owned by the government of Uganda. Location The headquarters of UIA are located at The Investment Center, The Investment Center, Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP) - Namanve. The coordinates of the head office are:0.3553° N, 32.6925° E (Latitude:0.321667; Longitude:32.576400). The agency maintains a national network of UIA District Focal Point Offices, throughout Uganda. Overview The UIA was created by the Ugandan Parliament in 1991. The mission of the UIA is to promote and facilitate investment projects, provide serviced land, and advocate for a competitive business environment. The UIA works with the government and the private sector to promote the economic growth of Uganda through investment and infrastructure development. UIA's parent ministry is the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Governance The institution is go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
