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Wakiso RDC demands accountability of Covid Funds

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Wakiso District Justine Mbabazi has asked the District medical team to account for funds that were allocated to handle COVID-19 emergency responses in the district. The accountability she is demanding fo is for the inland travel allowances of …

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Wakiso district zonal land office closed over fraud

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lands State Minister Dr. Sam Mayanja has closed Wakiso district zonal land offices, Busiro branch on allegations of fraud and mismanagement of land titles. Mayanja says that he has been receiving complaints from people about the fraudulent transactions by staff at the land office …

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Three arrested for dropping threatening leaflets in Wakiso

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has arrested three people suspected to be behind the threatening leaflets dropped in Katabi-Entebbe municipality in Wakiso district. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga identifies the suspects as William Lubega, a mechanic, Asadu Kirigwajo, a former bodyguard to the Katabi town council …

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Police arrest suspected ringleader of Wakiso machete wielding gang

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdul Karim Ssekasi, the suspected leader of machete-wielding thugs that have been terrorizing Wakiso residents is in police custody. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that a team of police officers in Entebbe picked up Ssekasi when they responded to an alert as he was preparing …

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Wakiso district seeks help to reclaim Gunda forest from encroachers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district authorities are appealing to the Environment Ministry to help them reclaim Gunda forest reserve in Katabi town council from illegal occupants. The forest measuring 57 hectares was gazeted in 1932 and in 1998, it was categorized as a local forest reserve, owned and …

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Investigators rule out murder in land dealer’s death

    Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Special Investigations Division in Kireka alongside Criminal Investigations Directorate have released three suspects in the death of Wakiso land dealer, Samuel Musiitwa, who was a brother of slain Star FM journalist Robert Kagolo. Assistant Superintendent of Police- ASP Charles Twine, who also speaks …

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Wakiso district launches solar water project in Bussi islands

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district has launched the first completed phase of the solar water project constructed in the Islands of Bussi sub-county that was started last year. While launching the project in Bussi sub county, the Wakiso chairperson Matia Lwanga Bwanika said that putting clean water in the …

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NDA confiscates drugs worth 200 million during operations in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) enforcement team has today ended their operation by confiscating drugs worth Shs 200 million in Kampala and Wakiso which are not worth being on the market. Dr. Muhammad Lukwago who heads NDA’s central region operations says among the drugs confiscated is …

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