Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 13 year old girl on Saturday evening drowned in Lake Bunyonyi while fetching water. Monica Musinguzi, a primary six pupil at Kagorogoro primary school and daughter to Edward Ndyomugyenyi, a resident of Kifurugutu in Kagorogoro village, Butanda sub county, Kabale district drowned at around …
Read More »Juvenile criminals overwhelm Kabale remand home
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high number of suspected juvenile criminals on remand at Kabale remand home in Kabale district is worrying leaders. According to Henry Twinomuhwezi, Kabale High Court Assistant Registrar, 604 juveniles have been brought to the remand home from the districts of Kigezi and Ankole regions …
Read More »Minister Bahati, Kabale district local leaders feud over road fund utilization
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Trade Industry and Cooperatives, David Kwesiga Bahati and Kabale district local leaders are in a fight over utilization of shilling’s 1 billion road fund. Kabale is among districts that received shillings 1 billion to fund the rehabilitation of roads during …
Read More »Hearing of a record 25 criminal appeals underway at Kabale High Court
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has commenced hearing 25 criminal appeals at Kabale High Court. Among the cases are, 15 for murder, 7 for aggravated defilement, 2 for rape, 1 for robbery, and 1 for manslaughter. This is the second time the court is sitting in the …
Read More »Kabale reports over 1300 teenage pregnancies in 11 months
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to one thousand four hundred (1396) girls aged between 15-19 years in Kabale district were impregnated between July 2023-June 2024. According to Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, Kabale District Senior Probation officer, among the impregnated include four girls who are aged below the age of 15. …
Read More »Three Kigezi high school students remanded for causing grevious harm
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three students from Kigezi High School in Kabale district have been charged and remanded to prison for causing grievous harm to a colleague. Those remanded were identified as Japheth Owoyesiga,19, a resident of Rwamucucu sub-county in Rukiga district, Lucy Ainebyoona, 20, a resident of Rwamagara …
Read More »Kabale authorities start evicting roadside vendors
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Municipality authorities have started evicting roadside vendors following the directive of Local Government Minister, Raphael Magyezi. During his visit last week to preside over the fresh verification of vendors and allocation of lockups in Kabale Central Market, Magyezi ordered the eviction of all roadside …
Read More »Kabale market saga: Fresh vendors verification, lockups allocation finally kicks off
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The verification and allocation of stalls and lockups at Kabale Central Market in Kabale Municipality has finally commenced amidst tight security and dissatisfaction among some vendors. The exercise presided over by Raphael Magyezi, the Local Government Minister, began on Saturday afternoon and is scheduled to …
Read More »Judge concerned about lawyers failing to express themselves in English
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale High Court Resident Judge Samuel Emokol has called upon Universities teaching law to consider establishing english as a course unit as lawyers struggle to express themselves in the language while making court submissions. While speaking as the chief guest at the launch of …
Read More »Police officers arrested for shooting drunk man dead
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The officer in charge and a police constable attached to Nyanja police post in Maziba sub county, Kabale district are in trouble for fatally shooting a revealer. OC Sergeant John Tumwesigye,59, and PC James Owomuhangi, are currently held at Kabale Central police station are accused …
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