Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people in Mukono have been charged for fraudulently selling land belonging to the late Sarah Rosemary Mulira. On Monday, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the police arrested the suspects for fraudulent procurement of a certificate of a land title, forgery, uttering a false …
Read More »Fires to warm homeless new danger to trucks on Kampala-Jinja highway
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and transporters for inflammable goods are getting increasingly concerned over the unchecked fire places set up along Kampala-Jinja Highway by unknown people during night hours especially in Mukono Municipality. Fire is lit every night particularly at the mayor’s clock located along Mukono-Jinja-Bugerere junction …
Read More »Mukono starts drive against child labour, rounds up 40 children
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipality law enforcement officers have rounded up over 40 children from the streets and markets in an ongoing operation aimed at ensuring that youngstar return to school. The arrested children also include those accused of harassing people for money on streets within Goma …
Read More »Court rules murder suspect Mathew Kirabo has a case to answer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has ruled that Mathew Kirabo has a case to answer in the murder of Desire Mirembe, a former Makerere University medical student. Court presided over by Justice Henry Kaweesa Isabirye on Friday, made the decision after the defense team led …
Read More »Fishermen up in arms against AFALU for destroying licensed boats
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Mpunge sub county in Mukono district are up in arms against members of the Association of Fishers and Lake Users of Uganda-AFALU moving around their communities destroying their licensed boats. Although Uganda People’s Défense Forces-UPDF has been discouraging the operations of AFALU without …
Read More »NGO builds eco-san toilets for seven schools in Mukono, Buikwe district
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven schools in Mukono and Buikwe districts have received Ecological Sanitation-Eco-san toilets, thanks to Cape of Good Hope, a non government organization operating in both local governments. Cape of Good Hope is financed by Saluganda-Elkartea from Spain, whose major role is promoting public health. The …
Read More »Mukono residents query companies contracted for waste management
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mukono municipality are querying the capacity of three companies contracted to manage waste in Mukono Central and Goma divisions. On Tuesday last week, the municipality confirmed the contracts of De Waste and Bin IT Ug limited to collect waste and Namakya Enterprises limited …
Read More »Mukono residents protest land allocation to American rapper Akon
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents at Mpunge sub-county in Mukono district are protesting the planned allocation of one square mile of land to American artist Aliaune Damala Badara, also known as Akon to establish his second futuristic city in Uganda. Akon, together with his wife Rozina Negusei, visited Uganda last …
Read More »Missing minor found dead in Mukono
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six-year-old girl in Mukono district who went missing on her way to school on January 12, has been found dead. Praise Lugoloobi Nakavubu had just been enrolled at Katente Church of Uganda primary school when she disappeared on her third day to school. Police …
Read More »Mukono municipality asks health ministry to take over Rotary hospital
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono municipality authorities have asked the Ministry of Health to take over the management of the Rotary Hospital located at Ngandu, Mukono Central Division. The 2 billion Shillings facility was constructed by the Rotary Club of Kampala on 10-acres of land donated to Rotary in …
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