Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, 18 August 2024 officially opened the 21st Edition of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) Games. The games, which will run up to 27 August 2024 are being hosted by Bukedea Comprehensive School and Amus …
Read More »Animal quarantine imposed in Kumi, Bukedea districts to contain FMD
Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has imposed animal quarantine in Kumi and Bukedea districts following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). In her communication to the affected districts, the Commissioner of Animal Health at MAAIF, Dr. Anna Rose Ademun …
Read More »Construction of Bukedea Technical School stalls
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Bukedea Technical Institute has stalled. Construction of the institute started in 2014 with funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Currently, the school has an enrollment of 264 students. Besides the incomplete structures, the school lacks the equipment in the workshops. …
Read More »Bukedea RDC, DPC granted bail
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukedea Grade One Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Wilberforce Tukei, the District Police Commander (DPC), Charles Okoto, the Gombolola Internal Security Officer (GISO), Mahmoud Oluka and Dan Malinga, the District Councilor representing Bukedea Town Council. The group …
Read More »Bukedea RDC, DPC and GISO remanded
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court has remanded key security officials in Bukedea district to prison for their alleged involvement in the chaos that marred the Bukedea LC V Chairperson by-election. The suspects appeared before the Bukedea Grade One magistrate Juliana Kimono on Monday. They are the Bukedea …
Read More »State House cracks whip on security after Bukedea by-election
Bukeda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hotly contested Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election has left several officials including security heads behind bars. The latest suspects are the Bukedea Resident District Commissioner- RDC, William Wilberforce Tukei, and the District Police Commander- DPC, Charles Okoto. The duo was picked from their respective …
Read More »Bukedea by- election: Councilor charged with robbery, assault of LC V aspirant
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dan Malinga, the Bukedea Town Council LC V councilor has been charged with simple robbery and assault of David Stephen Omagor, a former aspirant in the Bukedea by-election. On June 6, 2023, Malinga, also known as Wenger, along with several others still at large, allegedly …
Read More »Bukedea Elections: Police officers charged with murder, aggravated robbery
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five police officers from Bukedea Central Police Station have appeared before the court on charges of murder, aggravated robbery, and aggravated torture. They are D/ASP Alex Ehguloiti, the Officer in charge of criminal investigations at Bukedea CPS, Detective Constable Simon Peter Oriokot, and police constables …
Read More »NRM’s Mary Akol wins Bukedea LCV race
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mary Akol, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate has emerged as the winner of the Bukedea LCV Chairperson race. Akol secured victory with 79,692 votes, amidst a race that was marred by incidents of intimidation and violence. The NRM-leaning candidate, Lokwiisk Tychicus Ebukalim …
Read More »Three cleared for Bukedea LC V Chairperson race
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially nominated three candidates for the Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election. They are Sam Oita from the opposition Forum for Democratic-FDC, Mary Akol from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM, and Tychicus Lokwiisk Ebukalim, an Independent NRM-leaning candidate. Oita is an …
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