Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Mbarara on Tuesday shot dead an army deserter alleged to be behind numerous murders and robberies in the area. Dick Tushemereirwe was killed from Rugarama cell, Biharwe division, Mbarara City North. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi region police spokesperson says Tushemereirwe has been …
Read More »Mbarara to rename 400 city roads and buildings
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has started the process renaming and naming of 400 old and new roads and buildings within the city. Mbarara City has 330.19 kilometres of roads. Current roads have a diversity of names include Marknsighn, High-street, Mbaguta road, Independence road, Victor Bwana, …
Read More »Mbarara taxi drivers protest demolition of their office premises
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have used teargas and live bullets in Mbarara city to disperse taxi drivers and conductors protesting the demolition of their offices still under construction in the taxi park. The taxi drivers went up in arms when they saw a tractor deployed by the city …
Read More »Health team members storm RDC’s office over delayed COVID-19 allowances
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Village Health Team – VHTs Members from Mbarara City North Division on Friday evening stormed the Office of Mbarara City Commission over their delayed COVID-19 allowances. The over 100 VHTs wanted the office of the City Commissioner to intervene in the matter concerning …
Read More »HIV/AIDS persists in Kalangala, Mbarara as rest of Uganda registers improvement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report by the Uganda Aids Commission shows that Kalangala district and Mbarara city have registered an increase in the HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country. The report conducted between 2010 and 2020 with support from UNAIDS shows that the two districts have recorded a higher …
Read More »Ruharo police OC shot dead by unknown assailants
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The officer in charge of Ruharo police post in Mbarara city North division has been shot dead. Richard Agaba was killed last night by unknown assailants. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi police spokesperson says that Agaba who was on patrol fell into an ambush of thugs …
Read More »Minister Magyezi forms committee to resolve property feud between Mbarara city and district
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi has constituted a ten-man committee to determine equitable sharing of property between Mbarara city and district. Basil Bataringaya, the Kashari South Member of Parliament chairs the committee which also includes five MPs drawn from the city and Mbarara district, …
Read More »Taxis slowly returning to park in Mbarara city
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Mbarara city are slowly returning to the park in anticipation of resuming work after the 42-days lockdown. At least more than 20 minibuses occupy the once empty taxi park. When President Yoweri Museveni announced the 42 days lockdown to contain the second …
Read More »Security in Mbarara arrests 150 in crackdown on non-essential workers
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police with the assistance of the UPDF in Mbarara city have arrested 150 people for flouting presidential directives and standard operating procedures set by Ministry of Health to curb the spread of Covid-19. They were arrested on Monday in an operation that lasted for seven …
Read More »COVIDEX: Prof. Ogwang lawyers respond to Mbarara University
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Patrick Ogwang, the owner of Jena Herbals Uganda Limited and inventor of the COVID-19 treatment supplementary drug known as Covidex has told Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST to back off his innovations. After attaining approval of the National Drug Authority (NDA), Prof. …
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