Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) is sending a full team to monitor this week’s Hoima District Woman Member of Parliament by-election where indicators show it will be highly competitive. Set for Thursday 26th September 2019, the by-election is intended to fill a vacancy …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyandodo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi wine and his Mityana Municipality counterpart, Francis Zaake have received a heroic welcome in Hoima town amidst tight security. Hundreds of people welcomed the duo in a procession at Butema trading center about 5km from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy deployment of security personnel in Hoima town and its surroundings ahead of a planned visit by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine. The legislator is expected in the area to launch a campaign by Asinasi Kamanda Nyakato, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has banned street processions in Hoima and Kaabong districts, as the areas await polls, slated for September 26, 2019. The electorate will be voting for woman representatives in Parliament and local government committees. The Parliamentary seats in the two districts fell …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima District Security Committee has halted the allocation of Kandanda Forest reserve in Kyabigambire Sub County to private investors by the National Forestry Authority-NFA. The decision was reached in a community meeting held on Monday evening at Kyampaka village in Bulindi parish in Kyabigambire …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An influx of businessmen and investors in oil related activities has pushed up the demand for accommodation in the Albertine Graben. The area is now attracting more investments from companies and individuals seeking to tap into the Oil and Gas industry. Investors from both within …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Congolese militiamen have attacked Ugandan fishermen and robbed them of their boat engines and fishing gear in Hoima District. The militiamen struck around midnight on Tuesday near Fofo, Nana and Rwentali landing sites in Tonya parish in Buseruka Sub County. They robbed eight boat …
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SCOVIA: This is my fourth baby; I am lucky this one has survived. My third born died while I was delivering at home. Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Committee on Health on an oversight visit came to the aid of an expectant mother and helped her …
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THIS WEEK: Cholera hits Hoima, Kagadi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For two months now, cholera has hit residents of Hoima, Kagadi and Kyegegwa including the refugee settlements. Number of people affected with the disease in Hoima has reached 2000 and an estimated 40 kiled while Kyegegwa about 300 cases …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania foreign minister Dr. Augustine Mahiga have laid a foundation stone at the start point of the 1,445km-long East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Hoima, Uganda. Saturday’s function marked the climax of the visit by Tanzania’s president John Magufuli, who …
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