Militiamen raided areas of Lake Albert near Kaiso landing site and abducted 16 fishermen on March 14, 2021 Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Kaiso landing site in Hoima district are seeking government intervention to have their abducted colleagues freed from detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Initial …
Read More »Fire guts Hoima Kontiki hotel
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted Hotel Kontiki in Hoima city. The hotel which is found along Hoima-Kampala road in Hoima East division went up in flames at around 12:30 am. The fire is said to have started from the hotel roof. Investigations are still ongoing by officers …
Read More »Tanzania ready to start constructing Ug-Tz oil pipeline
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT) | The construction of the $3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) is scheduled to start next month, Tanzanian newspaper The Citizen has reported today. Quoting Tanzania’s Foreign Affairs minister Palamagamba Kabudi, , Foreign Affairs minister Palamagamba Kabudi, The Citizen said the decision was confirmed last …
Read More »After Coronavirus shock, Uganda sets oil FID for early this year
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is optimistic that the Final Investment Decision-FID on the commercial oil and gas production will be made in the first months of this year to pave way for the construction of the final structures in the sector. These will include the oil …
Read More »SPCs protest delayed payment in Hoima
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Special Police Constables-SPCs who were deployed to provide security during the presidential and local council elections in Hoima city and Hoima district are grumbling over what they call delayed payment of their allowances. A large group stormed the Hoima city Electoral Commission offices in Kijungu, …
Read More »10,000 families face forceful eviction in Hoima
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10,000 families in six villages in Kigorobya sub county in Hoima district are on the verge of being evicted forcefully from their ancestral land. The affected families are from Kigomba, Kyamucumba, Kalyambuzi, Kyataruga, Kamugembe 1 and Kyamugembe 2 villages. The residents are feuding …
Read More »UPDF soldier shoots civilian dead in Hoima
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima has arrested a Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldier for shooting dead a civilian. The suspect is Solomon Baker Bakabe who was deployed to guard the camp site for China Railway construction company in Mparo cell Hoima East division along the Hoima-Masindi …
Read More »Hoima opposition parliamentary candidates resume campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition parliamentary candidates in Hoima city and Hoima district have resumed their campaigns. The candidates on Wednesday suspended their campaigns following the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate. Kyagulanyi was arrested on Wednesday in Luuka district for flouting COVID-19 guidelines …
Read More »Hoima city earmarks UGX 4.5Bn to construct modern abattoir
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city authorities have earmarked shillings 4.5 billion for the construction of a modern abattoir to help improve quality of meat consumed in the city. The city authorities have already purchased a 6.5 acre piece of land in Bulera cell Hoima East division where the …
Read More »Hoima district receives 310,000 mosquito nets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has delivered 310,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets to Hoima district local government. Dr Lawrence Tumusiime, the acting District Health Officer- DHO Hoima says the distribution of the nets will Kick off on Saturday. They will be distributed door to door …
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