Tag Archives: Hoima

HOIMA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in the Albertine region have launched investigations after Asinansi Nyakato, the Hoima City Woman Member of Parliament was blocked from accessing the construction site for the Hoima Blood Bank situated in Kasingo cell. Nyakato who had gone to monitor the construction of the …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | A three-month-old baby boy has been admitted to a hospital after he was attacked and critically injured by a chimpanzee in the western Ugandan district of Hoima. Fred Atugonza, the local council chairperson for Bubaale North Cell village, told Xinhua on Tuesday that the attack …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 12 pupils from Ngemwa Parents School in Nzorobi Parish, Kabaale Sub-county, Hoima District, were hospitalized after a severe hailstorm accompanied by strong winds destroyed their school, leaving them critically injured. The incident occurred on Friday at around 4 p.m. as the heavy downpour …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy deployment of both Anti-riot police and the military in Hoima City ahead of a planned demonstration against Andrew Byakutaga, the Prime Minister of the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, who has refused to vacate office. Security personnel are visibly stationed at the Bunyoro Kitara …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Thursday awarded 218 students from the oil-rich districts of Hoima and Kikuube in western Uganda. According to a statement issued by CNOOC Uganda Limited, the awards, held in collaboration with local education offices, aim to promote academic …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers operating at the Kigorobya Health Center IV in Hoima district are concerned over the increasing cases of teenage pregnancies and early marriages in the area. Information obtained from the health facility reveals that it receives more than 30 cases of teenage pregnancies monthly. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Hoima district have been cautioned against compromising the quality of their coffee by ensuring that they do not harvest unripe coffee. Rosemary Mukonyezi, the regional coffee extension officer for Hoima sub-region said harvesting raw coffee not only affects the quality of the final …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese Samuel Kahuma has rallied the top leadership of the Anglican Church to improve the welfare of Church Ministers. Bishop Kahuma observes that the welfare of most Church ministers is wanting; they do not have decent housing, no means …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Hoima are hunting for a group of people who stabbed a Guesthouse manager to death. The deceased has been identified as Cleophas Mwesige 30, a manager at Colleague Guesthouse and a resident of Nyamasoga village, Kigaga parish in Kabaale sub-county, Hoima district. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An inmate at Hoima Prison has collapsed and died.   The deceased has been identified as Stephen Mbabazi 38, a resident of Bujumbura East in Hoima City. Mbabazi who was on remand on charges of murder collapsed and died on Thursday at 9 a.m. Mbabazi …