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KAMPALA | Xinhua | The death toll from a rebel attack in the western Uganda district of Kamwenge has climbed to 10, local authorities said Tuesday. Byarugaba Isaiah Kanyamahane, the resident district commissioner for Kamwenge, told Xinhua over the telephone that five males and five females, all civilians, were killed …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwenge District Veterinary Department has ordered the temporary closure of all livestock markets in the district to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD to the area. The District Veterinary Officer, Dr. Paul Mbago told URN that the decision follows the outbreak of …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamwenge district on Friday retrieved the body of 14-year-old Daniel Owamani from a fish pond in Kyabyoma village, Kamwenge Town. Owamani was a primary six pupil at St Paul Primary school in Kamwenge. The Acting Kamwenge District Police Commander Emmanuel Kanusu told URN …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwenge District is to benefit from 16 Billion Shillings in infrastructure development under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID program. The money will be used to construct three roads which include Bwitankanja-Nsonosa 5.6 kilometers, Burambira-Mikamba-Bwitankanja 6.7 Kilometers and Mutwe-Kyamwera 7.4 Kilometers, construction of a …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamwenge district are investigating circumstances under which a police officer attached to Kamwenge police station shot and killed three people on Saturday morning. The deceased are Tuhise Richard aged 28, a Mukiga by tribe, resident of Bunoga village, Kinoni parish, Busiraba sub county …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamwenge district are investigating circumstances under which a 48 year-old woman was raped and murdered by yet to be known assailants. The deceased has been identified as Medius Ayebare, a wife to Fulgence Beyanga, all residents of Nyanchwamba1 cell, Masaka ward, Kamwenge town …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamwenge district is investigating two men for alleged impersonation and receiving money by false pretense. The suspects are Godfrey Kaijabwango and Nelson Kamwesiga, both residents of Nsorora village in Kamwenge town council, Kamwenge district. Preliminary police investigations show that the suspects have been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised to resolve the controversy surrounding Dura limestone quarry that has divided leaders and residents of Kamwenge and Kitagwenda districts. In 2008, Uganda Wildlife Authority – UWA permitted Hima Cement Limited to mine limestone from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation-ANT presidential candidate, Mugisha Muntu on Wednesday cancelled his rally in Kamwenge after disagreeing with police over the venue. According to Muntu, he had planned to have his rally at Biguli primary school playground in Biguli town council but due to …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixty-three -year-old Benon Baryaremwa is living in pain and crying out for help after spending over eight years with unknown illness. Baryaremwa is a resident of Mpanga Cell in Kabambiro sub county in Kamwenge district. Baryaremwa developed strange pain in the chest which would …