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Police identify victims of Hoima-Buliisa road crash

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 …

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Bunyoro mourns Hoima-Buliisa truck crash victims

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 …

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19 killed, 13 injured in Hoima after lorry overturns

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 …

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Hoima gets shs900 million piped water project

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UGIFT) has embarked on the construction of a shillings 926 million piped water project in Hoima district. The construction of the water project is being undertaken in Kibanda village, Kiganja sub-county. The contract for the …

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Moneylenders frustrate mass ID renewal in Bunyoro

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 …

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Hoima City residents to pay for garbage collection

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Hoima City will soon have to pay for garbage collected from their homes, as city authorities move to implement a robust waste management strategy under a new “Polluter Pays” system. The city is currently in the process of identifying a private contractor to …

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Armed thugs rob Hoima businesswoman in daring raid

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown armed thugs raided a shop in Hoima City on Tuesday morning, robbing a businesswoman of sh2.5 million and several other valuables. The robbery occurred at around 3:30 a.m. near the Shell Pump Fuel Station in the heart of Hoima City. According to information obtained …

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