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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 goats have been killed by the fresh outbreak of goat plague in Kasenyi-Lyato village, Buseruka sub county, Hoima district. Goat plague is a viral disease related to the rinderpest of sheep as well as goats. It is characterized by fever, cough, very …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city leaders have accused security personnel of implementing the presidential directives to curb the spread of Covid-19 with continued brutality and extortion. Victims being brutalized and extorted during patrols and night curfews include boda-boda cyclists; shop keepers, mechanics, and restaurant operators. The leaders including councillors …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a woman on allegations of poisoning her own baby to death. The suspect has been identified as Erivanesa Kabagire in her 20’s, a resident of Bwikya village in Bombo sub county, Hoima district. It is alleged that on November 1, …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panicky fisherman died in the Lake Albert waters in Hoima district after seeing an approaching crew of Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU personnel. The deceased has only been identified as Owonda, a fisherman attached to Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish, Buseruka sub county, Hoima district. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspects are in police custody in Hoima on allegations of kidnapping a young woman. The suspects whose identities have been withheld by the police for fear of jeopardizing investigations were picked up from Kihomboza cell, Hoima West division, Hoima city on Monday evening. According to …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The discovery of oil in the Albertine graben is altering the socio-economic profile of a once-sleepy town of Hoima now dubbed as oil city. While the discovery of oil in Albertine has raised fear of a likely resource curse, some residents in Hoima and Buliisa …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima Grade One Magistrates court has granted bail to four National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters arrested earlier this week. The four were arrested on Wednesday morning along Hoima Persy Road in Hoima West division Hoima city on allegations of holding unlawful assembly. The …

  Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda, an oil and gas company has recognized and awarded 180 best performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE and UACE level under its corporate social responsibility programme code-named “CNOOC Best Performer’s Award”. The CNOOC Best Performers Award was inaugurated in …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwik Build Contractors and Engineers are on the spot over shoddy work at Kigorobya seed secondary school in Hoima district and Nyairongo Seed Secondary school in Kikuube district. The company owned by Patrick Isagara, a resident of Hoima City is accused of executing shoddy …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a security guard for allegedly shooting a suspected thief dead. The arrested security guard has only been identified as Awori, who had been deployed to guard a cattle farm owned by one Manzi Tumubwine in Kibaali village, Buraru sub-county in …