Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In what is becoming like a ritual, market vendors in Mbarara city are to be re-registered for yet another time. Resident City Commissioner James Mwesigye has directed for the fresh registration of all Mbarara Central Market vendors. The directive for new registration follows the election …
Read More »Two arrested in Mbarara city for alleged embezzlement of DDEG funds
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbarara is holding two city officials on allegations of embezzlement of the Discretionary Development Equalization Grant-DDEG funds. The funds were released in September 2020 during the 2020/21 financial year. The two officials were arrested on Wednesday on the orders of the Mbarara City …
Read More »Mbarara city security committee bans illegal taxi stages
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city security committee has ordered the closure of all illegal taxi and bus stages in the city. The directive comes in the wake of Tuesday twin bomb explosions in Kampala. Some of the illegal stages include the Rwebikona-Ntake stage, Ahakatooma stage, and Post …
Read More »Mbarara city council to evict over 200 owners of illegal structures
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city authorities are in the final process of evicting more than 200 people behind illegal structures in the city. The Mbarara Deputy City Clerk, Richard Mugisha says the suspects took advantage of the nationwide lockdown to erect structures in the city without authorization from …
Read More »Security in Mbarara arrests 150 in crackdown on non-essential workers
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police with the assistance of the UPDF in Mbarara city have arrested 150 people for flouting presidential directives and standard operating procedures set by Ministry of Health to curb the spread of Covid-19. They were arrested on Monday in an operation that lasted for seven …
Read More »Two police officers, 30 others arrested for defying presidential directives
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty two people including two police officers have been arrested in Mbarara in an operation aimed to enforce presidential directive to close nonfood selling shops. The operation also saw Rwebikona market closed. The operation was led by Mbarara Resident District Commissioner and Chairperson Covid-19 Taskforce …
Read More »Seven arrested over counterfeit veterinary drugs
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least seven people are in custody following a joint operation by the National Drug Authority-NDA and Uganda Police Force to crackdown on counterfeit veterinary drug dealers. The suspects are Gideon Ntwirenabo, the Commercial Officer, Kyamuhunga town council, Richard Ahabwe, Bernadette Bonabana, Kussein Rwabwoma, Joseph …
Read More »Mbarara RDC cancels monitoring of Shs54M road works over missing bills of quantity.
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Col. James Mwesigye, the Mbarara Resident District Commissioner has cancelled his planned monitoring of the opening of Omukikade– Rwagashu road in Biharwe Division citing the absence of Bills of Quantity. The 4 kilometer stretch is being opened up at the tune of Shilling. 54M from …
Read More »MUST gets police station after death of student
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has opened up a police station at Mbarara University of science and technology following the death of a student last week The police station was opened today following a meeting by the Mbarara district security committee to address cases of increased insecurity in the …
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