Both countries have denied the charge. He said 10 military officers were in the country to assess the restructuring and training needs of the army. The remarks were published on 6 August and Reuters said it had been unable to verify whether Harare planned to go ahead with the military aid. Extensive flood damage reported Humanitarian sources report that heavy rains in the Lake Victoria Basin over the past two months have caused extensive flooding with at least 20,000 people affected in Lira district, and possibly the same number in Apac. The volume of water flowing through the Owen Falls Dam was last week double its normal rate.
All districts touching the two lakes have been affected, sources say.
The government is reportedly considering blowing up the islands. State radio said among the appointments was Stephen Kavuma as minister of state for defence. At least seven women were named as ministers in what the radio described as a mini-reshuffle. Death toll rises to 211 The death toll in the Nairobi bomb blast has risen to 211, Kenyan state radio reported today. The figure is likely to climb further as rescue teams excavate the final sections of the devastated Ufundi Cooperative building.