Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | West International Holding (WIH) has embarked on construction of a $200M cement factory in Njeru, Buikwe that is expected to bring down the price of Ugandan cement when it is completed in September 2025. The factory is the 2nd project after President Yoweri Museveni commissioned another …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono District Council has passed a resolution to hire Buikwe District Service Commission to recruit staff as they wait for their own. The resolution was passed on Thursday during a council session. Asuman Muhumuza, the Mukono District Vice Chairperson, moved a motion to seek …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leaders have urged newly elected delegates to follow the directives issued by the stewards at their Najanankumbi headquarters rather than aligning with the Katonga faction, which is being accused of hindering the party’s progress. During the swearing-in …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buikwe district councilors have protested a move by the executive committee to clear a debt of 106 million Shillings to the contractor who constructed the administration block. The councilors led by Tom Kiwanuka, a councilor of Nyenga division say that they cannot inherit debts left …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CTI Africa Ltd, a leader in information technology, has signed a healthcare agreement with the government of Uganda’s Buikwe District. The agreement will transform the lives of all the district’s residents by implementing CTI’s ground-breaking LifeHealth software platform. In announcing the signing, CTI’s CEO Dr. …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Buikwe district are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Annet Namulondo, the Director of St. Peters Senior Secondary School in Mukono Municipality. Namulondo was found dead behind the steering wheel of her vehicle on Tuesday night along Nkokonjeru-Nyenga road while heading to Kisoga …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a dispute between foreign and local silver fish dealers at Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district over quality concerns. The dispute stems from a decision by the foreign traders mainly from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC to buy silver fish directly …
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Buikwe, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Muslim community in Buikwe has raised concern about the practice of roasting and consuming pork at public gatherings within the district. Led by the Kadhi Buikwe Muslim District, Sheikh Saddat Badhola, the Muslims say that they have noted with concern the growing practice, especially …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ssezibwa regional marine police have together with residents of Buvuma and Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district, recovered the bodies of three of the six people who drowned in Lake Victoria when their boat capsized over the weekend. The deceased have been identified as Geoffrey …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 vendors have abandoned Lugazi central market in Buikwe district over insecurity. The market was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni in December 2020. It is one of the modern markets that were constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP-II), which …
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