Tag Archives: Hoima

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima district local government has suspended the ongoing verification of more than 1,300 tobacco farmers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, President Yoweri Museveni promised to compensate more than 1,300 tobacco farmers after tobacco buying companies failed to meet their contractual obligation to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima district COVID-19 task force has received a consignment of medical supplies worth Shillings 48 million from SBC Uganda Limited, which is undertaking the construction of Hoima International Airport to boost the campaign against the spread of coronavirus. The medical supplies include 5000 pieces …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The district security committee in Hoima and Kikuube districts have suspended fishing activities on Lake Albert to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The decision to halt fishing activities was reached at during a security committee meeting for both districts held in Hoima on …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 600 people enrolled on the life prolonging Anti-Retroviral Treatment-ART at Buseruka health center III in Hoima district have abandoned treatment and disappeared without trace. These are part of the over 1000 people enrolled on the ART since August last year. Rostico Akugizibwe, …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At Nyamasonga village, Bugahya County in Hoima district, waste management firm EnviroServ seems to run by the script.  The G4S security guard at the gate reminds visitors to disinfect their hands and drive at 10 kilometres per hour once they enter. Inside, men in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle farmers in Hoima district have started moving their animals to Luweero and Nakasongola districts in search of pasture and water because of the dry spell, which has taken a huge toll on their area. The most affected are cattle farmers from Buseruka, Kigorobya, Bombo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police in Hoima has arrested a Kenyan national on allegations of stealing a vehicle belonging to Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS. The suspect Felix Agoro 32 together with others still at large allegedly stole a land cruiser vehicle registration number UBD 172P. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Bunyoro Kingdom has opposed a government proposal to establish a geothermal electricity project at Kibiro hot springs in Hoima district. The hot springs, located 35-kilometres North of Hoima town in Kigorobya sub county, form a water stream that meanders into Lake Albert. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Residents and local leaders from Hoima and Kikuube districts are demanding for better services before the actualization of the commercial oil production. They argue that although the government has tried to upgrade some schools and health facilities, the rural areas remain under served and seriously …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Civil Society Organizations-CSOs in Hoima are up in arms against lodges and bars for allegedly disposing off used condoms in the open. Robina Tibakanya, the coordinator of National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS-NACWOLA notes that lodges and bars dump used condoms in …