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FPU impounds illegal fishing boats, nets in Apac district

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has recovered about 200 illegal fishing boats and 113 fishing nets in operations covering eight landing sites on Lake Kwania in Apac district. A statement by the army issued on Tuesday says the operations were conducted between August and October 2020, …

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Two arrested in Apac for forging pension documents

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Apac district has arrested two people for forging pension documents of a dead Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force- UPDF soldier. The suspects are identified as Joel Adeki, 45 and Grace Akello, all residents of Odeo corner Aboko parish in Aduku sub county, Kwania …

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Water shortage hits five villages in Apac district

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in the five villages of Chegere sub county, Apac district have decried the lack of safe water. This follows the breakdown of five major boreholes out of the 20 in the area. The boreholes broke down six months ago forcing residents to share …

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Police Fred Enanga and father abandon plan to evict Apac residents

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police spokesperson Fred Enanga and his father George Econga Okabo, a retired Superintendent of police have abandoned their plan to evict occupants of disputed customary land in Oreta village, Akokoro sub county in Apac district. They abandoned the plan a day after Econga appeared …

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EU injects UGX 37 billion in aquaculture parks construction

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union is investing up to 37 billion shillings for the construction of two aquaculture parks in Kalangala and Apac districts. The parks are part of a wider project to promote environmentally sustainable commercial aquaculture project in Uganda. The parks will have a …

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Museveni okays Apac land eviction

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has okayed a proposal to evict people from Maruzi Ranch in Apac district. The land measuring approximately 64 square kilometers, in Akokoro Sub County, Apac District has been home to more than 1500 squatters since 1995. But Apac District local government …

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