Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which nine-year-old Halid Kakaina, a resident of Busiimba village in Nambale sub county, Iganga district suffocated to death during the night on Sunday. It is reported that the victim’s parents had gone to visit their distant relatives …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people sustained injuries after being hit by a newly installed police surveillance camera in Iganga municipality. The incident happened along Nakigo road on Wednesday. The victims who are not yet identified were heading towards Iganga Chief Magistrates Court area. It is reported that the …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Iganga on Sunday arrested three people for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy. The suspects include Justine Namugere and Brenda Nakaziba aged 18 years old. One of the suspects only identified as Rodgers tried to commit suicide by drinking poison after noticing that …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Iganga district on Sunday afternoon arrested 27-year-old Shakira Nakato, a resident of Nampirika A village in Nakalama sub county over stealing a one-month-old baby boy from Betty Namale. It was on Friday afternoon when Nakato approached Namale claiming that she could connect her …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders in Iganga district have accused Electoral Commission-EC officials of failure to use strong seals on the ballot boxes which they say creates suspicion of possible vote rigging before the polling day. It was observed that out of the 323 ballot boxes received at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, John Katumba spent Thursday in running battles with police after being blocked from addressing his supporters in Iganga and Jinja districts. Katumba started with a procession along Iganga main street. However, police intercepted his vehicle and blocked him from conducting his activities. …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has been granted bail by court in Iganga, and ordered to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 SOPs. The case against him has been adjourned to 18th December 2020. Legislator and lawyer Medard Sseggona represented Kyagulanyi at the court in Iganga, …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party supporters in Iganga district on Friday blamed the government for failure to distribute free face masks. The voters who were participating in the NRM party elections for Kigulu South constituency were also concerned about the lack of temperature guns, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iganga Chief Magistrate’s official vehicle has knocked an elderly woman in Kapchorwa district. The deceased has been identified as 98-year-old Alima Yapkorya 98, a resident of Kasabel village Kasabel sub county. The Sipi region police spokesperson, Fredmark Chesang, says Yapkorya was knocked dead …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iganga municipality Member of Parliament, Peter Mugema alias Panadol has faulted Eva Kwesiga, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), for intentionally rejecting his relief food. His statement comes after residents grabbed the relief food which he was meant to deliver to the COVID-19 taskforce …
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