Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a woman on allegations of poisoning her own baby to death. The suspect has been identified as Erivanesa Kabagire in her 20’s, a resident of Bwikya village in Bombo sub county, Hoima district. It is alleged that on November 1, …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kikuube town council LC5 councilor Birari Nyakojo has been killed in a fatal accident along the Hoima-Kikuube-Fortportal road in Kikuube district. Nyakojo who was riding a motorcycle whose registration number is yet to be established rammed into a stationary numberless tractor that had been …
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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. …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 people have this morning been critically injured in a crash along the Hoima Biiso-Butiaba-Wanseko road in Buliisa district. The accident occurred when a Fuso lorry registration number UAP 038X carrying over 50 traders together with their merchandise from Masindi town heading to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security surveillance on the shores of Lake Albert in the Bunyoro region, which shares a porous border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The move follows terror alerts which were followed by two explosions in Komamboga, a suburb of Kampala and on …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kikuube district are holding a 23-year-old Pakistan national who was arrested inside Hoima sugar factory premises under unclear circumstances. The suspect holding a Pakistan passport has been identified as Ali Asim, who was a student at Rise and Shine secondary school Ntinda …
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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 …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have robbed a businesswoman in Kakumiro district of Shillings 4million. The gunmen raided a hardware shop belonging to Justine Kesande, a prominent businesswoman in Kikora trading center on Saturday evening, and placed her at gunpoint. They ordered her to surrender all the …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Buliisa is holding five suspects in connection with the brutal murder of a 42-year-old man. The five suspects whose particulars have been concealed by police for fear of jeopardizing police investigations are accused of murdering Ramadhan Oyirwoth, a resident of Kapapi village, Kapapi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi based sugar producer, Kinyara Sugar Limited, has spoken out for the first time detailing the circumstances under which one of the cane cutters was allegedly shot dead during a protest over delayed payment. Richard Wanok, the company’s communication manager said they are saddened about …
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