Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Bugisu region have asked government to give residents affected by flooding in the Elgon region cash compensation to facilitate their relocation. This call follows the rains and floods which have seen over 20 people killed in Mbale city and Kapchorwa district. Addressing …
Read More »Bubulo East polls: Police arrest Musila’s supporters for murder
Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two supporters of the Bubulo East Member of Parliament, John Musila in Namisindwa district are in custody at Mbale Central Police Station and Namisindwa police station for alleged murder. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson identifies the suspects as Apollo Wambwa, the driver of …
Read More »Mpologoma catchment districts get USD 1M grant for environmental resilience project
Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has given one million US dollars to 18 districts under Mpologoma basin to implement an environmental resilience project. The eighteen districts are Namisindwa, Tororo, Bugiri, Jinja, Namutumba, Manafwa, Butaleja and Namutumba among others. John Musila, the chairperson of the environmental resilient …
Read More »Three MPs repeat oaths for using unknown names, titles
Kampala , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three members-elect of the 11th parliament repeated their oaths today after faulting in the initial oaths administered at Parliament earlier. They include Bubulo East MP John Musila who used the Rastafarian word ‘Jah’ instead of God, Hoima City MP Asinansi Nyakato who used Commander …
Read More »Bugisu Cooperative Union internal auditor accused of alleged misappropriation of UGX 1.2 Bn
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Mwenyi, the Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU internal auditor is on the run over misappropriation of 1.2 billion shillings. Mwenyi is alleged to have forged names of primary society farmers who were supposed to be paid 2.4 billion shillings. He inflated the amount to 3.6 …
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