Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have called the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions which they say poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat. The slaughter house in Kiryateete East, Hoima City was condemned in 2006 but legislators on the Health …
Read More »Kabalega Airport: Contractor asks for more than 15 months to complete works
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Kabalega International Airport, in Hoima district, has suffered a big setback with the contractor SBC seeking for more than fifteen months to have works completed. The contractor, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun and Binui International-SBI/Colas Limited, had initially planned to …
Read More »Thugs rob sh22.4million from Indian businessman in Hoima
Homa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thugs have robbed 22.4 million Shillings from an Indian national in Hoima City. The victim is Ganatra Kapil 32, a resident of Kiratete a suburb of Hoima city. The incident happened on Saturday around 7:30 p.m. It is alleged that Kapil left his home …
Read More »Hoima receives 10,000 doses of measles vaccines
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima district health department has received more 10,000 doses of measles vaccines to help vaccinate people in the district against the disease. An outbreak of measles was confirmed in the district two weeks ago. The outbreak was first confirmed in four villages of Runga …
Read More »Secondary school in Hoima closed for operating illegally
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oil Side Secondary School in Hoima District has been closed for operating illegally. The closure of the school located in Katooke village, Kabaale sub County left more than 130 learners stranded. The school was closed on Thursday during an impromptu visit by Caroline Nyamahunge, …
Read More »EACOP costs push to $5 billion due to ‘Covid-19, other factors’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investors in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline will require five billion dollars to construct it. The cost of constructing the longest heated crude oil pipeline from Hoima to Tanga in Tanzania had been estimated to cost $3.5 billion. At the time, the shareholders were …
Read More »Hoima-Kampala road closed after River Kafu floods
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima-Kampala highway has been temporarily closed due to the River Kafu bursting its banks as a result of heavy rainfall, causing flooding. The River Kafu serves as the border between the Hoima and Kyankwanzi districts. The river overflowed on Monday evening around 5 …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda boosts Green Hoima campaign, to plant 50,000 indigenous trees
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has joined Hostalite Limited to plant 50,000 indigenous tree species in Hoima City, in a campaign dubbed Green Hoima. The campaign aims at planting trees in 33 primary schools, 4 tertiary institutions and 7 secondary schools in Hoima City. Speaking at the …
Read More »Fire guts Hoima Chief Magistrates Court
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted the Hoima Chief Magistrates Court premises in Kijungu cell, Hoima City destroying several case files. The fire which started around 6 a.m. on Saturday is said to have started from the archives of the High Court, a few meters from the Albertine region police …
Read More »RDC, DPC sued for forceful eviction of residents in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The more than 500 residents of Hoima district who were evicted from their ancestral land in Hoima early this year, have sued the Hoima Deputy Resident District Commissioner Micheal Kyakashari, the District Police Commander Patrick Bogere and seven other people for unlawful eviction. The …
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