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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia district has embarked on mass vaccination of cats and dogs against rabies. Dr. Patrick Barasa, the Busia District Veterinary Officer says that their target is to vaccinate 8,000 cats and dogs. The district registered 10 cases of rabies from Busitema, Dabani, and Buhehe sub-counties …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four police officers at Dabani police station in Busia district are in trouble for beating a rape suspect into coma. The Busia Resident District Commissioner, Michael Kibwika has ordered the arrest of the officers. They are accused of assaulting 34 year-old Geoffrey Wamunyororo Wejuli, a …

  Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The open gold pits dug by artisanal miners on the roadsides in Busia district are hampering their rehabilitation. Gold mining is practiced in Namungodi and Tiira town councils and Busitema, Buteba and Tiira sub-counties. However, the poor gold mining practices have affected the 11-kilometer …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of artisanal miners have descended on a new gold mining site in Bulumbi village, Namungodi town council in Busia district. The artisanal miners are drawn from Buteba, Tiira, Busitema, Namungodi and Buteba sub-counties and the neighboring Namayingo district. According to the artisanal miners, one …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | African Armyworms have invaded gardens in Busia district leaving farmers counting losses. The armyworms eat the leaves and stem, which eventually makes the crop dry up. The most affected are millet, sorghum and maize gardens. The worms have mainly affected farmers Bulumbi, Buliche, Nawante, Buhumi, …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have launched a manhunt for five unidentified suspected robbers who broke into Finance Trust bank in Busia municipality. The thugs allegedly broke into the bank found in Arubaine village along Customs road  at around 2am on Monday, and attempted to access the strong room. …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Western division LC 3 chairperson candidate in Busia municipality, Franco Mukama is on the run for allegedly murdering his barmaid, 26-year-old Monica Apio. It is alleged that Apio was killed in room number six at Valley bar and lodge along Tororo road in Solo …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district have arrested two people suspected to be armed robbers. The suspects have been identified as Edrine Sifuna and Musana Walusimbi, both residents of Busia municipality. They were arrested on Thursday evening in an operation conducted by the Flying Squad and Field …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed that parents in Busia are using children to smuggle drugs across the borders. Agnes Igoye, the Deputy Coordinator for the prevention of trafficking in persons, said incidents of using children and people with disabilities to traffic drugs were …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A primary school teacher in Busia district is in trouble after being caught red-handed defiling a 15 year old girl. The suspect is Moses Wejuli, a teacher at Bukalikha primary school in Masafu sub-county. He is accused of defiling a primary six pupil at his school. …