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Two arrested over armed robberies in Kisoro district

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been arrested for allegedly being behind a series of recent armed robberies in Kisoro district.  Gerard  Irankunda alias Ndereya and Vallence Habyarimana were arrested on Friday from  Karumena and Kisoro hill villages in Kisoro municipality during a joint intelligence operation. On …

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Armed thugs shoot shop attendant, reportedly rob him of sh23m

  Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 30-year-old shop attendant in Muramba sub-county, Kisoro district, is admitted to Kisoro hospital after being shot and reportedly robbed by unknown people. Kenneth Mucunguzi, an attendant at the shop of Michael Turinayo, a businessman in Mugomberero trading centre,  was attacked by four …

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6 Congolese nationals injured in Kisoro road crash

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six Congolese nationals are nursing injuries at St Francis Mutorele hospital after being involved in a road crash along Kabale-Kisooro road in Kisoro district. The accident happened on Sunday night at around 10 pm at Kagano village in Kanaba sub-county, when a Toyota Noah …

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Newly elected Kisoro Woman MP Akifeza promises development

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent candidate Grace Akifeza Ngabirano won the Kisoro district woman Member of Parliament by-election. Akifeza was declared the winner by Daniel Nayebare, the Kisoro District Returning Officer, after garnering 50,459 votes, trouncing her closest contender, Rose Kabagyeni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer, …

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Kisoro By-election: Candidates protest intimidation of agents, voters

Kisoro, Uganda | INDEPENDENT | Seven people have been arrested for disrupting voting in the Kisoro Woman MP by-election. One of those arrested, has been identified only as Mugyema an agent of Independent candidate Grace Akifeza Ngabirano. He was picked from Gahura polling station in Chanika town council on allegations of …

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Museveni grills Kisoro CAO over poor state of roads

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday grilled Swaib Balaba, Kisoro district Chief Administrative Officer over the sorry state of roads in the district. Museveni was in Kisoro to campaign for Rose Kabagyeni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer for Kisoro District Woman Member …

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Kisoro Woman MP By-Election: 2 nominated on day one

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two candidates have been nominated for the Kisoro Woman MP by-election on day one. They are Rose Kabagyeni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate and Musanase Juliet, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate under the Najjanankumbi faction. Kabagyeni was nominated on Wednesday …

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Kisoro Woman MP By-election: Election of UPC flag bearer flops

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Election of a Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party flag bearer to contest for Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament on Tuesday flopped after candidates clashed over the voting method and presence of ineligible voters. UPC party supporters converged at Bamboo Gardens in Kisoro municipality …

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