Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | James Bukomba, the sub accountant of Buyaga town council in Bulambuli district is in trouble for allegedly extorting 3 Million Shillings from a women’s group. The money applied is under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program. Bukomba was arrested on Thursday on the orders of the …
Read More »Bulambuli CAO detained for alleged abuse of office
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bulambuli Chief Administrative Officer, Leonard Tumusime, is in police custody over corruption and abuse of office-related charges. The Resident District Commissioner, Stanley Bayoole ordered Tumusime’s arrest on Thursday morning. He is accused of abuse of office, embezzlement of public funds, and corruption. According to …
Read More »Quelea birds invade rice farms in Bulambuli
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Quelea birds have invaded and destroyed hundreds of hectares of rice farms in Bulambuli district. The birds said to have originated from the Western part of the district invaded rice farms in April this year and have now multiplied in thousands. The birds have mainly …
Read More »Rampant thefts in Buyaga town council scare away traders and investors
Residents storm onto a thief as security personnel want to be paid before they execute their duties Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders including vendors in Buyaga town council, Bulambuli district have decried the increasing theft of their properties by unknown people. According to the vendors, the Buyaga town …
Read More »Candidates abandon Bunambutye primary school
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of candidates at Bunambutye primary school in Bulambuli district has drastically dropped from 41 to 14 learners. The school that operates in tents was started by the Office of the Prime Minister – OPM for the children of people displaced from high-risk areas …
Read More »Three Karimojong cattle rustlers shot dead in Bulambuli district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and Local Defense Units -LDUs have shot dead three Karimojong cattle rustlers and recovered 8 cows. According to Peter Otisipaka, the Resident District Commissioner of Bulambuli district, the rustlers were caught by security stealing animals from Bunambutye and Bumufuni sub county. Otispaka revealed that …
Read More »Voters in Bulambuli task Museveni to fix roads, floods
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bulambuli district have tasked President Yoweri Museveni to address the poor state of roads in the area and the issues of floods that have persistently plagued the area. The current floods have damaged roads, schools, and health facilities among others, but residents want …
Read More »Gov’t starts second phase of relocating landslide victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has started the second phase of relocating the landslide victims in Bugisu sub-region. The affected people are being drawn from the districts of Bududa, Namisindwa, Bulambuli, Manafwa and Sironko. Resettlement of people living in high-risk areas of Mount Elgon region to Bunambutye sub …
Read More »Gliding rocks cut-off major road in Bulambuli district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A descending rock has cut off a road connecting lower Bulambuli to the upper belt of the district. The rocks that warped on Monday afternoon have now split into particles which are now strewn across the road at a place called Nairobi in Kamu …
Read More »MPs want stone quarrying in Bulambuli halted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the committee of Environment and Natural Resources want stone quarrying in Bulambuli district halted. The MPs on Thursday visited Bulambuli district on a fact-finding mission following the on-going floods in the district. For the last four years, the lower belt of …
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