Tag Archives: Bushenyi

    Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Bushenyi district have confirmed the outbreak of anthrax disease in the district after it claimed one person last week. Dr Roberts Natukunda, the Bushenyi district Veterinary Officer says that samples which were picked from five people who were suspected of …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi district local government officials have allocated two acres of land to the judiciary, to pave the way for the construction of the High Court. The land is located in Nyakabirizi Division. Last year, the District Council passed a resolution offering the Judiciary land after …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday, the Principal Judge, Justice Flavian Zeija, inaugurated the Bushenyi High Court Circuit, marking a significant milestone in providing accessible justice to the local communities of Greater Bushenyi. This circuit is part of a broader initiative by the Judiciary to establish 17 new High …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi District Security Committee has agreed on the deployment of the  Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF to beef security in the district following handwritten leaflets allegedly from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The leaflets were dropped in Kyamuhunga Secondary School, Kyamuhunga Central and Kabingo Model Primary …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested on allegations of extorting money from the Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model in Bushenyi district. Those arrested include Twiine Ntegye, the LC II chairperson of Ntungamo Ward, Nyakabirizi Division in Ishaka-Bushenyi Municipality, Arthur Twijukye, the Sacco treasurer of Ntungamo …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Bushenyi the district-based Banana Industrial Research and Development Center-BIRDC on Friday flagged off the sale of their finished products in the open market. During their commercialization launch at their model farm and distribution store in Jinja city’s agricultural show grounds, the officials said …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bushenyi district chairperson, Jaffari Basajjabala has asked the Western Ankore Civil Society Forum (WASCOF) to investigate the irregularities in the 9 Billion Shillings tea seedlings project. He also directed the Chief Administrative officer to provide all the necessary information to WASCOF during their investigations. …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 23-year-old Susan Kyatuhaire, a student of Valley University in Bushenyi district. The lifeless body of the third-year Education student was found lying in front of her room in Kitokye cell, Central division, Bushenyi Ishaka municipality. Martial Tumusiime, …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) has launched a campaign to decongest government prisons in greater Bushenyi. The campaign that will cost over 1.5 billion shillings was launched on Thursday in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality as regional offices of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative were …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of four villages in Central division, Isahaka-Bushenyi municipality are counting losses following a hailstorm that destroyed  their crop gardens. The affected villages are Nyarwanya cell, Kayozo, Kikuba, and Matsya. The hailstorm which hit the district on Wednesday destroyed gardens of maize, sweet potatoes, beans, …