Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 fishermen who were evicted from landing sites on the shores of Lake Albert remain stranded as the COVID-19 restrictions continue. The fishermen and their families were evicted on Thursday from Songagagi and Nana landing sites in Kigorobya and Buseraku sub-counties, Hoima …
Read More »60 fishermen arrested for defying Covid-19 directives
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixty fishermen have been arrested in Hoima and Kikuube districts for defying the Covid-19 preventive guidelines. The fishermen were picked up while fishing on Lake Albert on Sunday night in violation of the curfew. The affected fishermen are from Kaiso, Kyehoro and Mbegu in …
Read More »Two siblings killed in family feud
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A family feud has claimed the lives of two siblings and left two others nursing machete wounds in Kakumiro district. The dead have been identified as Ben Kyamanywa and Joseph Mbale, both residents of Kyetume village in Kirisa parish in Kitaihuka Sub County. It is …
Read More »Kenyan National arrested for theft of UNBS vehicle
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima has arrested a Kenyan national on allegations of stealing a vehicle belonging to Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS. The suspect Felix Agoro 32 together with others still at large allegedly stole a land cruiser vehicle registration number UBD 172P. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine …
Read More »Herdsmen raise concerns over cattle thefts in Bunyoro
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herdsmen in Bunyoro sub-region have asked police and leaders to find a solution to the rampant cattle thefts in the area. Cattle thefts have been rampant for the past three months in Buliisa, Hoima Kikuube, Kiryandongo and Masindi. The farmers blame the police and …
Read More »Security heightened on Uganda-DRC border
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has been heightened along the shores of Lake Albert in Bunyoro districts to avert cross border crime during the festive season. The districts with heightened security include Buliisa, Hoima, Kikuube and Kagadi. They often experience a surge in attacks by suspected armed Congolese militiamen …
Read More »Flying squad arrests three suspected motorcycle thieves in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flying squad operatives have arrested three suspected Motorcycle robbers who have been terrorizing cyclists in the region. They were arrested on Thursday night in one of the lodges in Hoima town. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson identified the suspects as Fred Ssegawa 28, …
Read More »DRC militiamen still holding Ugandan fishermen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hope of recovering the four abducted Ugandan fishermen is fading four days after they were abducted. The fishermen only identified as Okello, Jawia, Onen and Osaga from Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish Buseruka sub county, were allegedly abducted on Thursday night from …
Read More »One body of Lake Albert boat accident retrieved, more still missing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of one of the seven people who drowned in the Lake Albert in Kagadi district yesterday morning following a boat accident has been recovered. The deceased has been identified as Omirambe, a resident of Ndaiga landing site in Ndaiga sub county in Kagadi …
Read More »Hoima sugar limited employee hacked to death
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kikuube are investigating circumstances under which an employee of Hoima Sugar Limited was hacked to death. Gideon Odaga 37 a casual labourer at Hoima sugar Limited and a resident of Ajinjera village in Zombo district was hacked to death on Friday night by …
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