Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 17, Diamond Trust Bank opened a new branch in Hoima, along Main Street Hoima City in the mid-Western region of Uganda. The opening of the Hoima branch brings DTB Uganda’s branch network to 36. This comes in line with the bank’s …
Read More »‘Election of Bugungu Cultural leader illegal’
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hajji Yunus Kakande, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, has expressed his concerns over the election of Norman Lukumu, the former Prime Minister of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, as the cultural leader of Bugungu (Mutebengwa). Kakande has raised questions about the legality …
Read More »CAO notifies EC about vacancy for Hoima LCV Chairperson
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima Chief Administrative officer-CAO has written to the Electoral Commission notifying the electoral body about a vacancy for the position of Hoima LCV Chairperson. The seat fell vacant following the death of Kadir Kirungi, the LCV Chairperson on March 17 in a motor …
Read More »Bishop Baharagate laid to rest
Hoima , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late Dr. Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki, the Bishop Emeritus of Hoima Catholic Diocese has been laid to rest. He was buried on Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral Bujumbura in Hoima City. The burial program started with a requiem mass at …
Read More »SBC resumes works at Hoima International Airport
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| Construction works at Hoima international airport have resumed, a month after the contractor halted construction works citing a lack of funding from the government. The contractor for the airport construction works, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas limited halted the construction works …
Read More »Winners Secondary School students, teachers out on bond after football riots
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five students of Winners Secondary School in Hoima City, their director and sports master arrested after football riots, are out on police bond. They were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after student became rowdy following their school’s disqualification from the ongoing Hoima City Uganda Secondary …
Read More »DRDIP ghost projects discovered in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Patricia Achan, the Deputy Inspector of Government-IG on Friday discovered ghost projects established under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project- DRDIP in Hoima District. Achan is currently in the Bunyoro sub-region to monitor the progress of the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project- …
Read More »Bunyoro mourns Hoima LCV Chairperson
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and residents in the Bunyoro sub region are mourning the death of Kadir Kirungi, the Hoima LCV Chairperson. Kirungi 47 was killed in road accident along the Hoima-Kampala Road. The accident happened on Friday at around 10pm at Kateera village Kiboga district. Kadir died …
Read More »HOIMA: Lands minister reinstates 500 families forcefully evicted
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has reinstated over 500 families that were evicted from their homes on approximately 5 square miles of land in Kapapi and Kiganja sub-counties in Hoima district. A team of police officers backed by private guards …
Read More »Two hacked to death for alleged connivance with land grabber
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have met their death at the hands of angry Hoima residents for allegedly conniving with a land grabber. The angry residents of Rwobunyonyi, Kirindasojo, and Kihohoro in Buraru sub-county lynched Frank Musabe and Sam Kakooza, both residents of Rwobunyonyi village on Monday evening …
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