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Security officials disperse Kabale mourners

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials on Saturday dispersed mourners at the burial of the late Amon Paddy Amanya, a businessman in Kabale town. Amanya was found killed by yet to be identified assailants on Tuesday and his body dumped on the roadside near highland tea factory in …

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Environmentalists want Lake Bunyonyi turned into Ramsar site

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and environmentalists in Kabale and Rubanda districts are advocating for the transformation of Lake Bunyonyi and its basin into a Ramsar site. A Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention that was established in 1971 …

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Kabale NRM Youth poll results stir fury

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth leaders are protesting the declaration of Ezra Aryanyijuka as the party’s National Youth Council Finance Secretary. Aryanyijuka was declared unopposed by the NRM district registrar Maurice Mugenga Keitaba during polls held on Tuesday at Kabale district council hall. …

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Saracen Security Company supervisor commits suicide in Kabale

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The supervisor of Saracen Security Company in Kabale has committed suicide. Denis Musinguzi, 29 years, a resident of Bugongi in Northern division, Kabale municipality shot himself dead on Thursday. Brian Ampeire, the Kabale District Police Commander says that Musinguzi shot himself dead in front …

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Kabale battling water crisis

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kabale municipality is battling a water crisis this festive season. According to residents, the problem has persisted since November this year. Elias Muhereza, a hotel owner along Bwankosya road in Kabale municipality, says the water crisis has taken a huge toll on his business. Muhereza …

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Fuel consumers want gov’t to regulate prices

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuel consumers in Kigezi sub-region are asking the government to consider setting up standard prices for fuel. Currently, fuel prices are set by the various dealers as determined by the forces of demand and supply. But the consumers in Kabale district argue that the …

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Police block Kabale pork dealers protest

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anti-riot police on Wednesday foiled a demonstration of over 40 pork dealers in Kabale district who were demanding for the immediate lifting of the quarantine. In September veterinary authorities in Kabale and Rubanda districts imposed a quarantine following an outbreak of the African swine …

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Sh300 million MTN generator rots away at Kamukira Health Centre IV

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A generator worth 300 million shillings is wasting away at Kamukira Health Centre IV in Kabale Municipality because of lack of funds to install it. The generator was purchased for the facility in February by Mobile Telecommunication Network-MTN. However, since then, the generator has …

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Kabale law enforcement, veterinary officers clash over pork disposal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A row has erupted between Kabale district veterinary officials and Kabale municipality law enforcement officers over the disposal of impounded pork. The pork was impounded during an operation on Monday, October 21, from Spax Bar and Grill, a popular hangout located in Kabale municipality. …

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Kabale ANT coordinator complains of receiving death threats

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Nicholas Byonanebye Kamutu, the Coordinator Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) in charge of Greater Kabale is living in fear after purportedly receiving death threats from unidentified person. Kamuntu, who resides in Rukore Village in Ryakarimira Town Council in Kabale District, says he received a life …

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