Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kikuube has preferred charges of criminal trespass against a Pakistan national who was arrested inside Hoima Sugar limited factory premises on Wednesday. Ali Asim, 23, allegedly gained entry into the sugar factory premises situated in Kiswaza village, Munteme parish, Kizirafumbi sub county …
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Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30,000 artisanal and small-scale miners, pit owners, mineral processors, and dealers have accepted to voluntarily vacate Kisita mines in Kassanda district. President Yoweri Museveni issued a directive in May this year, giving a grace period of six months to miners under Kitumbi Small …
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Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyangabu district leaders have asked the government to decentralize the procurement process. Speaking at the district’s budget conference on Wednesday, the leaders argued that they have returned to the treasury billions of unspent balances from the last two financial years due to the bureaucratic procurement …
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Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the President has intervened in a land feud between Muhanga town council authorities, residents and State House officials. The 32 acre piece of land is located at Nyakitabire hill, Muhanga town council in Rukiga district. Last month, two State House officials, Constance …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society has appealed to its members for assistance to settle medical bills for one of their colleagues, Anthony Wameli. Although it’s not clear how much Wameli’s bill is, since September 2021, Wameli has been bedridden at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts in …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city councillors have tasked the city taskforce to account for the Covid-19 funds. The Ministry of Health released 365 Million Shillings to the district to help in the fight against the pandemic. The money was meant to pay village health teams, facilitate inland travels …
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Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheema district authorities have banned the movement and sale of pigs and pig products following the suspected outbreak of African swine fever. The ban has been imposed in the town councils of Kitagata, Shuuku, Bugongi, Rugarama, Kasaana, and Kitagata sub county. Dr Joseph Amanya, the …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kikuube district are holding a 23-year-old Pakistan national who was arrested inside Hoima sugar factory premises under unclear circumstances. The suspect holding a Pakistan passport has been identified as Ali Asim, who was a student at Rise and Shine secondary school Ntinda …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 1,000 residents occupying the former Sango-bay sugar estate in Kakuuto sub county, Kyotera district are resisting their impending eviction to pave way for a palm oil project. The government has given the occupants a one-month ultimatum to vacate the 14,000 hectares of land …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aswa river region police has threatened to arrest parents for negligence following escalating cases of deaths involving juveniles who drown in seasonal water bodies. Rivers such as Unyama and Aswa that flow across districts of Omoro, Pader, Gulu and Amuru, Tochi and Ayugi that flow …
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