Tag Archives: Iganga

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are hunting for a man only identified as Musa over the killing of his friend, Gerald Kibira, in a bar brawl. It is reported that the two were both last seen alive enjoying themselves at Camp David Bar and Lounge, located …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karim Mwase, the Lira Assistant Resident City Commissioner, has been murdered and his body dumped in Nakalama Sub-county along the Iganga-Bugiri Highway. Police in Busoga East have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing. Reports indicate that unknown assailants intercepted Mwase on his way from …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Concerns over inclusive education in Iganga District have been addressed following the launch of a state-of-the-art ICT resource centre for visually impaired learners at Iganga Girls Secondary School, Buwoya Village. The facility, funded by the MTN Foundation in partnership with Sense International, was officially …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East is investigating circumstances under which two men died in Namusiisi village,  Iganga District. One of the deceased has been identified as Abubaker Zijjakilo, a motorcyclist from Kaliro District, while the other is yet to be identified. It is alleged that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has denied knowledge of a man whose picture is making rounds on social as its staff abandoned at Iganga hospital. The picture of Wilson Okello has been circulating on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp since Friday with …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 300 UPDF men and officers from Magamaga cantonment yesterday made a route march along the Jinja-Iganga highway, enroute to Bugweri district for the year’s Tarehe sita celebrations. The soldiers who covered themselves with fresh green leaves and dry banana leaves setoff from Magamaga barracks …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eunice Yotalina, the Iganga Central Division treasurer has been deleted from the payroll over lack of academic documents. The Town Clerk of Iganga Municipal Council, Daniel Kasala says that the decision follows investigations by the Inspectorate of Government early last year, which confirmed that Yotalina …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Iganga-based +256 Youth Platform has incorporated entrepreneurship in its programs as a way for the youth to earn a living following training under the MTN Youth Skilling Program. Established in 2013, the non-profit, non-political, and voluntary organization mobilizes, engages, and empowers youth in the Busoga …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Osubon Kowe from Mbuya military barracks has succumbed to the injuries he sustained during the joint security operation that led to the arrest of private Rodgers Alibuza on Saturday. Kowe was part of the joint security forces that engaged in a gunfire exchange with …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior six student of Bukoyo Secondary School in Iganga district on Wednesday, committed suicide by hanging, after allegedly betting part of his school fees. Denis Tukei, was found hanging dead in a dormitory by students, who were returning from lunch. It is alleged that …