Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Manafwa district have imposed a temporal quarantine following the outbreak of anthrax in Bududa district. On Thursday, Bududa district confirmed the outbreak of the disease after samples from the Uganda Virus Research Institute returned positive. One person has since died and thirteen others …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Buwanabisi cell, Bududa town council in Bududa district were this morning shocked after discovering one of their residents had committed suicide. The deceased has been identified as Paulo Masika, a resident of Buwanabisi cell, Bududa town council in Bududa district. According to Peter Lulondo, …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high number of youths from Bududa district crossing into Kenya each day for casual labour has triggered concern among residents. At least 40 youths cross to Kenya daily according to local leaders owing to the rampant unemployment in the district. The local leaders say …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces have started the implementation of Tarehe Sita activities in Bududa district. The activities include construction of two classroom blocks at Bumayoka primary School, construction of staff quarters at Bukigai health center III, and construction of pupils’ dormitory for children with …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Bududa district have asked the government to expedite the relocation of mudslide victims as schools reopen next month. Currently, more than 100 victims are still camped at Bumwalye Primary School after mudslides hit Bulucheke sub-county. Following the Ministry of Education’s plans to reopen …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 10 people have been critically injured following an accident in Bududa district. The accident involving a Fuso truck, registration number UAW 329Y occurred at around Women’s Corner Stage, along Bududa-Mbale highway in Bududa district. According to police preliminary investigations, the driver of the Fuso …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pork prices have fallen in Bududa. The price has fallen from 9,000 to 7000 shillings. On 23rd of December every year, as Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, it is a norm that pigs are slaughtered for those who eat pork as …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth leaders of Mabono sub county, Bududa district are demanding their Emyooga savings after failing to benefit from the program. The Emyooga initiative is aimed at enhancing wealth and creating jobs for the people of Uganda which saw every constituency financed with 30 million shillings …
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Mt. Elgon communities cling to tested self-help models Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Three weeks before the just ended COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Kate Airey; the British High Commissioner to Uganda visited the Mt. Elgon district of Bududa in eastern Uganda. She told her audience that she had …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bududa district are holding two job seekers over forgery. The two, Micheal Wamula Wamanga and Julius Wafula, were on Monday arrested from Bududa Service Commission after a tip by the service commission officials. It was alleged that the two presented themselves for interviews …
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