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Police recover 11 suspected stolen cows in Hoima City

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  The police in Hoima City have recovered eleven suspected stolen cows. The animals are believed to have been stolen from Kakumiro District and were being transported to an unknown destination when they were recovered in the early hours of Saturday morning. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region police …

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World Vision closes operations in Kakumiro

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has closed its operation in Kasambya Area, in Kakumiro district, after 19 years. The organisation has been focusing and extending support to critical sectors, including education, health, climate change, agriculture, and environmental conservation, among others. In Kasambya, World Vision has constructed …

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Museveni tasks Bunyoro to embrace four acre model farming system

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged leaders and residents of the Bunyoro sub-region to embrace the four-acre model farming system, which he believes will unlock economic opportunities and ensure sustainable livelihoods for communities across Uganda. While launching the four-acre model campaign for Bunyoro at Kikwaya …

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Thugs attempt to run away with 14 bitumen drums from Chinese firm

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An attempt by thugs to raid Kyerimira village in Katikara sub-county, Kakumiro district, and steal 14 bitumen drums from a Chinese stone quarry, has been thwarted by the police. Police have apprehended one of the suspects, identified as Rashid Aganyira and also impounded the vehicle …

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Woman arrested over alleged murder of husband

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kakumiro are holding a woman on allegations of murdering her husband. The suspect has been identified as Gladys Tumwesigye 43, a resident of Katikara village, Katikara Parish in Katikara sub county of Kakumiro district while the deceased is Martine Ariho 32, a …

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Woman arrested for strangling stepdaughter

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sylvia Uwimana, 30, a resident of Kyakato Cell in Kakindo Town Council, is in custody at the Kakumiro Central Police Station for allegedly strangling her stepdaughter Rosemary Mbabazi, 10, to death. The incident occurred on Sunday evening. It is reported that Uwimana went to fetch …

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Eight market vendors dead in Kakumiro accident

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident that occurred last night in Kakumiro district. The deceased persons whose particulars are yet to be established are market vendors who were travelling in a Fuso truck registration number UBE 854D from Kisengwe market …

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KAKUMIRO: Man arrested for brutally murdering wife

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kakumiro are holding a 40-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife. The suspect is Vicent Byaruhanga, a resident of Nyamaligita village in Kikora sub county. It is alleged that on Thursday night, Byaruhanga picked a quarrel with his wife Agness Natukunda 35 for …

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