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Persistent dry spell worries farmers in Lwengo district

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Food production in Lwengo district is being threatened by harsh weather conditions. The farmers say they last received rainfall in the first week of March. The most affected villages include Kyandazima, Kamusoga, Kaikolongo, Kisaana, Kyakabandagala, Kajjalubanda, Kitwekyanjovu, Lwempaama, and Katuulo villages in Lwengo sub-county. Beans, …

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Two Lwengo district officials arrested over alleged fraud

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Lwengo district officials are in police custody for alleged fraud and obtaining money by false pretense from women groups in the area. They are Joseph Mazinga, the Lwengo District Commercial Development Officer, and an attendant in his office, Wilson Ssemanda. Another official Charles Mbazira, …

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Lwengo resident arrested for starving, torturing own children

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Lwengo district is holding a 37-year-old man for allegedly torturing and starving his children. Ivan Kisekka, a resident of Kakoma village in Kisseka sub county is detained at Lwengo district Central Police for allegedly starving and causing grievous body injuries on his …

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Pipeline affected persons petition Total over intimidation, compensation

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Kyotera and Lwengo districts have petitioned Total Energies E&P Uganda, for an intervention to address grievances stemming from the land acquisition process. The 1,443km East African Crude Oil Pipeline will transport Uganda’s …

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Rampant killing of Crested cranes upsets conservation campaign in Lwengo

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crane Foundation (ICF), a conservation organization has expressed concern about the rate at which crested cranes are trapped and killed in Lwengo district. According to ICF, the uncontrolled hunting, eating and killing of the precious national emblem is frustrating the ongoing campaign to …

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Police recovers condolence money for Lwengo murder victims

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lwengo district has recovered sh5.25 million , part of the condolence money that had been paid to fake relatives of machete victims that were presented to President Yoweri Museveni. The recovered money is part of the sh10 million which President Museveni gave …

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