Butebo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni on Thursday launched the first Bukedi development plan intended to alleviate household poverty. The plan was developed by a Think Tank composed of eminent persons in the seven districts of the Bukedi region including Budaka, Butaleja, Butebo, Busia, Kibuku, Pallisa, and Tororo. The …
Read More »Two pupils dead in Butaleja after dilapidated school wall collapses on them
Butaleja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two pupils of Golden Heart Nursery and Primary School in Busabi Sub County in Butaleja district have been killed after being hit by the wall of their classroom block they were trying to demolish. One of the deceased pupils has been identified as Innocent …
Read More »Over 47,000 girls impregnated in Bukedi during COVID
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 47,000 teenage girls in the Bukedi sub-region have been impregnated during the two years in the country. Statistics from the National Population Council indicate that Bukedi registered an increase in the number of teenage pregnancies from 23,829 in 2019 to 25,066 in 2020 …
Read More »KWAR ADHOLA: Revive the Bukedi Parliamentary Group
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwar Adhola Moses Stephen Owor has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) in Tororo and neigbouring districts to lead the revival of the Bukedi Parliamentary caucus that can help spur development in the region. He has challenged the MPs to also push parliament and government so …
Read More »CSOs in Bukedi, Bugisu want gov’t to unfreeze NGO accounts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations in Bukedi and Bugisu have asked the government to unconditionally unfreeze the accounts of two Non-Governmental Organizations-NGOs. Last week, the Financial Intelligence Authority froze bank accounts of the Uganda NGO Forum and the Uganda Women Network on grounds that they were financing …
Read More »NUP replaces Bukedi coordinator who defected to NRM
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform- NUP party has replaced Wycliffe Sanya Odwori, the Bukedi regional coordinator who defected to the National Resistance Movement- NRM party. Sanya crossed to the ruling party on Monday and was received by the State Minister for East African Affairs Julius …
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