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Bugiri District chairman summoned for slapping policeman

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East has summoned the Bugiri district LCV chairman Davidson Mulumba for assaulting a police officer, Cpl Fred Wabwire, the in-charge of Bugiri general hospital’s police post. Wabwire says that the district L.C. V chairman slapped him, before boxing him several times …

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Bugiri Inspector of Schools found dead

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The missing Inspector of Schools in Bugiri district has been found dead in a pit latrine on his farm in Nandelema village, Kapyanga sub-county. The lifeless body of David Tenywa, who had been reported missing since Saturday, was discovered by the police on Tuesday …

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Fifteen computers stolen from Lwemba Seed School

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating the theft of 15 computers from Lwemba Seed Secondary School in Bugiri district. The suspected thieves allegedly broke into the school’s computer laboratory on Wednesday night and made off with the computers while the guard was asleep. The …

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Judiciary commits to operationalizing Bugiri remand home

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, has affirmed the judiciary’s commitment towards the operationalization of a remand home in Bugiri district, so as to quicken justice for both juvenile offenders and victims alike. His remarks came following a complaint raised by the Bugiri district LCV …

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22 year old found dead in Busia gold mine

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which 22-year-old Swaibu Wafula, died in a gold mine in Bugiri district. Wafula, a resident of Budde village in Mayuge town council had gone missing for two days. He was found dead in a gold mine after …

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Four arrested over murder of Bugiri businessman

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding four youths suspected to have participated in the killing of 32 year old Ivan Mukisa, a renowned businessman in Bugiri district. The suspects whose identities have been withheld are currently in custody at Bugiri central police station awaiting prosecution. Mukisa was a …

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Bugiri man arrested over human trafficking

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Bugiri district on Wednesday arrested 45-year-old Mohammed Isiiko, the proprietor of Jaro Holdings International Limited, for attempting to traffic young girls and women out of the country. It is alleged that last month, Isiiko gathered 20 girls from different districts within the …

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