Tag Archives: Hoima city

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force will meet the medical bills of two-year-old ltakabir Kyakuhaire, who was hit by a stray bullet in Hoima city. The minor from Bulemwa village in Hoima City West Division has since been referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital for specialized medical attention. Kyakuhaire …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city authorities are on the spot for allegedly dumping garbage on private land. Residents of Kibaati cell in Hoima City East division which hosts the 2.5bililion Shillings nonfunctional waste recycling plant, accuse the city authorities of dumping garbage on their plots. Built in 2012 …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city security committee has lifted a ban imposed on metal scrap business. In July, the business was banned citing massive vandalism of government property. Both the city authorities and security committee accused scrap dealers of the rampant theft of solar panels, manhole covers, and …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city authorities have allocated two acres of land to the National Drugs Authority-NDA to construct regional headquarters.  The land is situated in Nyarugaba cell, West Division, Hoima city. The regional office will help serve as a distribution and monitoring point for the National Drugs Authority. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 students of Mandela Secondary School in Hoima city have been sent home following a violent strike. The students staged a violent strike at 2am protesting poor feeding and administration. According to some of the students who spoke to URN on condition of …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city security committee has suspended the metal scrap business citing massive vandalism of government property. Both the city authorities and security committee accuse scrap dealers of the rampant theft of solar panels, manhole covers, and batteries among other items on major streets within the …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima police have arrested two more suspected vehicle thieves. This brings to five, the number of suspects arrested for vehicle theft in Hoima city. The suspects whose identities have been withheld by the police for fear of jeopardizing police investigations were arrested from Kibaati cell …

Lukaya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima city is holding three suspects for allegedly stealing a car. The suspects whose particulars have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing police investigations are believed to have connived and stolen a vehicle registration number UAK 003H Premio, from Hoima city. The vehicle …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city authorities want the operations of the metal scrap business suspended following the massive theft of solar batteries and solar panels. According to the city authorities, several solar panels, batteries on major streets within the city center have been stolen by scrap dealers. The …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city authorities have failed to revamp the 2.5 Billion Shillings garbage recycling plant due to financial constraints. In September, the city authorities noted that they had earmarked 700 million shillings to restore the plant, but to date, nothing has been done even as garbage …