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Hoima woman arrested for poisoning her baby to death

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a woman on allegations of poisoning her own baby to death. The suspect has been identified as Erivanesa Kabagire in her 20’s, a resident of Bwikya village in Bombo sub county, Hoima district. It is alleged that on November 1, …

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Kalungu district councilor on the run after defilement of a minor

Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kalungu district are hunting for Charles Mutebi, the councilor representing Kalungu rural sub-county, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. Mutebi is also the secretary for education and health, and was a teacher to the victim when she was in primary five. The …

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Police deployed at Great Lakes University in Kanungu over ownership dispute

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have been deployed at Great Lakes Regional University, Kanungu district over an ownership row. The row is between Dr Hamlet Mbabazi Kabushenga, the University founder and Chancellor, and administrators led by Honest Wilkins Natukwasa, the current University director. Kabushenga was the University founder …

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Rains destroy 150 kilometres of roads in Omoro

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Torrential rains have destroyed more than 150 kilometres of community access roads across the 12 sub-counties in Omoro district. Residents are struggling to access services in different health centres, public markets and agricultural farms as the roads are too slippery characterized by deep holes filled …

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Kikuube LC5 councilor Nyakojo killed in fatal accident

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kikuube town council LC5 councilor Birari Nyakojo has been killed in a fatal accident along the Hoima-Kikuube-Fortportal road in Kikuube district. Nyakojo who was riding a motorcycle whose registration number is yet to be established rammed into a stationary numberless tractor that had been …

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Youth arrested for stealing impounded goats at Busia headquarters

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district is holding a youth for allegedly stealing impounded goats at Busia municipal council headquarters. The suspect has been identified as 17 year old Anthony Egesa Okello, a resident of Kisenyi A village, Western division, Busia municipality. He is accused of stealing …

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Government, KCCA infringing on right to life, property in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has ruled that the government of Uganda and Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, have infringed on the right to life, to protection from deprivation of property, and to a safe and clean environment of Kampala city dwellers, by failing to construct and …

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