Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masindi Chief Magistrates court on Tuesday remanded three suspects in the killing of the the District health officer-DHO Dr. Jino Abiriga, to Hoima government prison. The remanded suspected killers are Betty Cherotich 31, late Dr. Abiriga’s wife, Joshua Namureng 36, a builder and a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Cherotic, the widow of the late Masindi District Health Officer Dr. Jino Abiriga, has reportedly confessed to hiring killers due to personal reasons, including jealousy. Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in the West Nile Region and beyond have described the late former Acting Masindi District Health Officer Dr. Jino Abiriga, as a person who valued integrity and professionalism during his work. Dr. Abiriga was brutally murdered by unknown assailants on Sunday January 7th 2024 at …
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Why and how security agencies fail | THE INDEPENDENT | The June 01 shooting of army Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala in a suspected assassination attempt has reawakened interest in the wave of unexplained and puzzling killings that have occurred in Uganda since 2012. Gen. Katumba’s daughter, 32-year old medical doctor …
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Why security must conduct better investigations Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The June 01 shooting of Gen. Katumba Wamala, a former Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and most recently, minister of Works and Transport, has brought police murder by assassination investigations back into the spotlight because of the …
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Aura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Arua City Savings and Cooperative Credit Society have demanded for the fulfillment of 350 million shillings presidential pledge. The Sacco has 5,000 members spread in the districts of Arua Zombo, Pakwach, Yumbe Koboko and Arua Municipality. The pledge was made in 2017 …
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It’ll be bloody if yellow, red clash Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | ‘What to wear in Uganda.’ That is a common briefing topic for visitors to Uganda. Some of them are told not to wear black or blue garments – because they attract disease carrying tsetse flies. Recent events, …
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Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | When President Yoweri Museveni visited the home of slain Arua Municipality MP Ibrahim Abiriga on June 09, he was surprised at the poor state of the road. He blamed it for hindering Abiriga’s escape when assassinates attacked and shot him dead on the evening …
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THE LAST WORD: How to renew our nation’s security architecture to cope with the new challenges of murder and kidnapping THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The cold bloodied murder of Arua Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Abiriga, has reignited the debate on security in Uganda. Throughout last year, it …
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THIS WEEK: Abiriga fails to turn up, case extended to Oct.25 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga was expected in court on Oct.06 to hear a case in which he is accused of being a public nuisance but he didn’t show up. Abiriga …
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