Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region have confirmed the arrest of Rachel Burungi, 30, a resident of Budhumbuli West Cell in Bugembe Ward in Jinja City Northern Division. Burungi is accused of masterminding machete attacks across Kiira policing territory and surrounding areas. Burungi was apprehended …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira Region are investigating the cause of a suspected grenade blast that destroyed the home of Samuel Ngobi, a resident of Kibuga-Mbata cell in Jinja City Southern division. Rhoda Namwase, a resident in the area says that they heard a loud blast …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have stepped up the search for five-year-old, Shafic Ssemambo, who was kidnapped from her parent’s home in Namulesa ward in Jinja City Northern division on Saturday last week. The suspected kidnapper left behind a letter instructing Ssemambo’s parents to pay them a ransom of 28 …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region is investing circumstances under which, a Jinja-based businessman Shaban Malore was shot dead on Saturday night. Malore is reported to have been shot dead by two attackers who were riding on a numberless motorcycle. He had just arrived at …
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The government took over operation and maintenance of a 50MW Namanve Thermal plant last month Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | South African electricity firm, Eskom, will cease to operate and maintain Kiira and Nalubaale Hydropower Dams in eastern city of Jinja once its concession comes to an end next …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region is investigating circumstances under which two men were last night killed and dumped at different points within Wanyama Cell, in Northern division of Jinja city. The bodies were spotted by residents who were heading for work on Friday morning. Both …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Wednesday arrested Hussein Tizikoma, a resident of Iganga municipality over obtaining money through false pretense and defrauding his potential clients. Tizikoma was arrested from his hideout in Busei village, Iganga municipality following a tipoff from one of his victims who …
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Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited has secured Shs2.7bn grant from Sweden’s Swedfund to conduct feasibility studies for floating solar development in the country. | THE INDEPENDENT | UEGCL Chief Executive Officer, Harrison Mutikanga and the Sweden Ambassador to Uganda Maria Hakanson signed memorandum of understanding in Kampala on Oct.12. “The …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two tourists are feared dead after their boat was carried by the river Nile current towards Kiira Power station, whose spillways were open to release excess water. ESKOM confirmed the Sunday evening incident, saying a family of four and a lone boater who tried …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region has expressed concerns over the increasing cases of vandalism of electricity transmission masts in Kakira town council, Jinja district. Pylons from over eight masts along the Kabembe transmission line have been vandalized in the past two months. While speaking to …
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