Tag Archives: Hoima

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panicky fisherman died in the Lake Albert waters in Hoima district after seeing an approaching crew of Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU personnel. The deceased has only been identified as Owonda, a fisherman attached to Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish, Buseruka sub county, Hoima district. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspects are in police custody in Hoima on allegations of kidnapping a young woman. The suspects whose identities have been withheld by the police for fear of jeopardizing investigations were picked up from Kihomboza cell, Hoima West division, Hoima city on Monday evening. According to …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The discovery of oil in the Albertine graben is altering the socio-economic profile of a once-sleepy town of Hoima now dubbed as oil city. While the discovery of oil in Albertine has raised fear of a likely resource curse, some residents in Hoima and Buliisa …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima Grade One Magistrates court has granted bail to four National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters arrested earlier this week. The four were arrested on Wednesday morning along Hoima Persy Road in Hoima West division Hoima city on allegations of holding unlawful assembly. The …

  Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda, an oil and gas company has recognized and awarded 180 best performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE and UACE level under its corporate social responsibility programme code-named “CNOOC Best Performer’s Award”. The CNOOC Best Performers Award was inaugurated in …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwik Build Contractors and Engineers are on the spot over shoddy work at Kigorobya seed secondary school in Hoima district and Nyairongo Seed Secondary school in Kikuube district. The company owned by Patrick Isagara, a resident of Hoima City is accused of executing shoddy …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a security guard for allegedly shooting a suspected thief dead. The arrested security guard has only been identified as Awori, who had been deployed to guard a cattle farm owned by one Manzi Tumubwine in Kibaali village, Buraru sub-county in …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 703 teachers in Hoima district and Hoima city have been vaccinated against Covid-19 on the first day of the mass vaccination. The exercise was launched on Wednesday in both Hoima district and Hoima city. On the first day of the vaccination, 340 teachers were vaccinated …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 289 youth in Hoima district turned up for the recruitment of Local Defence Unit personnel. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently announced the recruitment of another batch of 10,000 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel countrywide. The recruitment targeted youths from the age of 18 …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councilors in Hoima district are protesting the delayed payment of their allowances. Hoima district has 32 councilors who earn 350,000 Shillings as allowance per sitting. Now, the group say that they are demanding allowances for the last three months, and are threatening to shun all …