Tag Archives: Buliisa

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Albertine region have identified victims of a road accident that claimed the lives of nineteen people and injured 13 others in Hoima district. The accident that occurred on Tuesday at around 11 p.m. at Nyabago cell, Kigorobya town council, along the …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom is mourning the deaths of nineteen market vendors who perished in a road crash on Tuesday night in Hoima district.  The crash occurred on Tuesday at 11 p.m. at Nyabago cell, in Kigorobya Town Council, along the Hoima-Buliisa Road. 13 other …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nineteen people have been killed in a road crash in Hoima District.  The crash occurred on Tuesday at 11 p.m. at Nyabago cell, in Kigorobya Town Council, along the Hoima-Buliisa road. The Fuso lorry registration number UBB 639W was carrying more than 50 market vendors …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Congolese nationals have been blocked from registering for Ugandan national identity cards during the ongoing mass ID renewal exercise in Buliisa District. According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network (URN) from the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), many Congolese citizens …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has handed over 23 confiscated boat engines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government officials. The 23 boat engines, together with 19 fishing boats, were handed over to the Congolese government officials at Butiaba landing site in Butiaba town council, Buliisa …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing mass renewal of National Identity Cards in the Bunyoro sub-region is facing serious setbacks due to widespread confiscation of IDs by moneylenders. There is growing concern that many residents in the districts of Hoima, Kikuube, and Buliisa—especially those living along the shores …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 500 families in Buliisa district are on the brink of eviction from their ancestral land.  They are embroiled in a land dispute with tycoon Francis Kaahwa, a over a piece of land measuring approximately 300 hectares. Kaahwa is said to have begun …

BULIISA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The vice-president of the Uganda North American Association (UNAA), Charles Bukenya Muvawala, has been found dumped in Buliisa District. Muvawala was reportedly abducted on Wednesday from Happy Boyz Bar in Nakulabye in Kampala at around 1:00 am. However, Muvawala, who is also a supporter …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 800 Tilenga Project Affected Persons (PAPs) under Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) 2-5 in Buliisa, Hoima, and Kikuube districts have received income-generating starter packs, company officials said at an event held at Kibambura playground in Buliisa district on Oct.15 to commemorate the conclusion of the …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank, recently opened a new branch in Buliisa district in western Uganda, expanding its network to 81 branches. This new branch aims to serve the broader community in Bunyoro region, which is experiencing a fast increase in economic activity …