Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally fulfilled his pledge of donating 10 heifers to Rukungiri women leaders, five years since he made the offer. The president who is seeking another term of office in the 2021 general elections made a pledge …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing tension at Rweshama landing site, along Lake Edward in Rukungiri district, where suspected Congolese militia have kidnapped 10 fishermen. According to locals, suspected militia kidnapped the fishermen on Sunday morning. The kidnapped fishermen were identified as David Mucunguzi, Innocent Twinomujuni, Shabul Nabasa, …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri district Covid-19 taskforce has mooted plans to regulate the media over what they termed as biased reporting. The taskforce accuses media of reporting information that has made the public lose trust in their work methods. This stems from a news story that was …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri Police have impounded four trucks carrying more than 400 pieces of timber from Butimba Wood Center valued at Shillings 25million. The impounded timber is believed to have been cut illegally from Imaramagambo National Forest in Bwambara Sub County in Rukungiri district. Police acted on …
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Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kigezi sub-region have expressed doubt on the success of the Industrial park project. The project was launched by President Museveni in April with an aim of eradicating poverty and unemployment among the youth and women. Early this month, the government allocated 130 billion …
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