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Four convicted for escaping from Koboko prison

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Koboko district Grade One Magistrate Court has sentenced four inmates to two years in jail for escaping from lawful custody. On Wednesday, 18 inmates escaped from Gbukutu government prison in Koboko district. Four of the escapees were recaptured as eight others fled to the …

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Koboko district officials demand for probe into hospital fire

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Koboko district have demanded a speedy probe into the fire that gutted a store and destroyed supplies worth millions of shillings on Saturday. The fire reportedly resulted from a welding point in a nearby building. But reports indicate the store was under repair …

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Kyagulanyi endorses NRM’s Dr. Charles Ayume for the Koboko MP seat

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has asked the people of Koboko Municipality to vote the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate, Dr. Charles Ayume. Addressing thousands of his supporters at Koboko Boma grounds yesterday, Kyagulanyi noted that despite the fact that Dr. …

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Refugees stuck in Koboko after transport ban

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven refugees from South Sudan are stranded in Kuluba reception centre in Koboko district after a ban on public and private transport. The refugees were moved from Goboro collection centre after being cleared by the Office of the Prime Minister on March 26, 2020. …

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Four businessmen arrested for hiking salt prices

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four businessmen including three Indians and one Ugandan have been arrested in Koboko Municipality for hiking salt prices. The four were picked up by security personnel on Tuesday afternoon after a tip-off by locals and customers after realizing a drastic change in the price …

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