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Rebecca Cheptegei laid to rest in home village in Bukwo

Cheptegei is remembered for her gold medal victory at the 2022 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand Bukwo, Uganda | AGENCIES | Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who tragically died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was on Sept.14 laid to rest …

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Three suspects charged with murder, arson in Bukwo

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspects are in custody at Bukwo Central police station for alleged murder and burning of houses. The suspects are David Baribari 49, Robert Mundewa 42, and Francis Kiprop 42, all residents of Kaptererwo sub county in Bukwo district. James Chemutai Small, the Deputy Bukwo …

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Bukwo district PDM official dies during budget conference

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elijah Masika Ndinyo, the Bukwo district Parish Development Model (PDM) focal point person, who doubles as the acting district production officer has died. He collapsed in the district hall on Wednesday afternoon, before presenting a status report on the Parish Development Model during a budget …

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Military looking for 2 missing guns in Bukwo

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown thugs are said to have made off with two guns from Riwo Hill Barracks in Bukwo district. Maj. Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd Division spokesperson, says that the thugs stole the firearms from the military facility on Sunday evening. He, however, declined to reveal how the …

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Police arrest Bukwo LC 5 over human trafficking, defilement

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukwo LC Chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo spent Sunday night in police custody. He was picked up by the police crime intelligence unit on Sunday from his home in Bukwo district, according to Uganda Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga. According to Enanga, police swung into action …

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Two arrested in Bukwo over murder of 70 year old woman

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been arrested in connection to the death of a 70-year-old woman in Bukwo district. The suspects Hosea Kibet, 21, and Alex Murine, 35, were arrested on Thursday by a joint security team comprising the police and the army. Rose Chemokony was killed …

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Two detained over attempted murder of elderly woman

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bukwo district have arrested two men for attempting to murder a woman over a land wrangle in Kululu village, Aralam parish, Riwo sub county. Aminis Kayondo, the Bukwo district police commander named the two suspects as Patrick Siwa, aged 58 and Micheal Kipsang, …

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