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NRM Primaries: Security maps out Nakasongola election hotspots

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Nakasongola District have identified key hotspots prone to election violence as tensions build ahead of this week’s MRM party primaries. According to the NRM party elections roadmap, Thursday, July 17, 2025, has been designated for the primaries to elect party flagbearers …

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Five dead in Nakasongola as taxi slams into milk-truck

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five passengers died on the spot, and six others were seriously injured after a taxi collided with a milk truck on Sunday night.  The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. at Kyalweza Village in Nakasongola District along the Kampala–Gulu highway. It involved a …

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Museveni commissions a $5million starch factory in Nakasongola

Nakasongola , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a US$5 million cassava processing plant by Pura Organic Agro-Tech in Nakasongola, marking a major step in Uganda’s industrial value addition drive. The factory, with an annual production capacity of 40,000 metric tonnes of high-grade cassava starch, …

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Anglican Church launches services in Ruruuli, Runyala in Nakasongola

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anglican Church and the Buruuli chiefdom have launched Sunday services in the Ruruuli-Runyala languages in Nakasongola district. The services were launched on Sunday at St. Andrews Nakasongola Church of Uganda, exciting Christians who speak Ruruuli-Runyala languages. The prayers, worship, and sermons were all recited …

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2 dead as motorcycle, taxi catch fire in Nakasongola accident

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people died on the spot on Saturday after motorcycle carrying fuel knocked a taxi causing an explosion in Nakasongola town on Saturday night. The incident occured at around 8pm at Kibatiko village in Nakasongola town council . Sam Twineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police …

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Billions lost in Nakasongola bushfires

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Billions of shillings are estimated to have been lost after bushfires burned over 1,000 acres of trees in the Nakasongola district. It’s reported that a series of bushfires broke out from Monday to Friday burning tree plantations for about 10 people and companies. The …

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Nakasongola Mpox cases fall

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rate of Mpox virus infections in Nakasongola has slowed down as the district struggles to contain the spread of the disease. Nakasongola district detected its first Mpox case on September 9th, 2024; since then, it has recorded 84 confirmed cases. The district was …

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