Security and other authorities including the National Forestry Authority-NFA are investigating a case in which 2 Uganda People’s Defence Force-UPDF officers attached to NFA, 3 field force unit-FFU police officers and a local boda boda rider were allegedly clobbered and tortured by UPDF soldiers attached to Hoima Sugar as the victims attempted to block a […]
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Aaron Ainomugisha. Stand-off has escalated at Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST following an industrial action by public lecturers around Uganda over delayed salary increment which has prompted MUST students to protest today. Most students have decried crippled services at MUST, stressing that only part-timer or private lecturers are teaching yet they aren’t reliable compared […]
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Aaron Ainomugisha. Mbarara authorities including the Resident City Commissioner-RCC Lt. Col. James Mwesigye, District Health Officer-DHO Dr. Peter Sebutinde and Mbarara regional referral hospital director Dr. Celestine Barigye have today officially launched COVID-19 vaccination starting with health workers at Mbarara regional referral hospital. Dr. Sebutinde said vaccination is upon one’s will and all willing health […]
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The Regional Inspectorate Officer Mbarara southwestern Uganda, Mr. Oketch Fredrick has confirmed the arrest of two officials including the principal of Ihunga Polytechnic Institute in Ntungamo Dannie Kasaza Turyashemererwa who’s accused of embezzling ugx20 million meant to buy training items in 2016. The Ntungamo district engineer Prosper Butubura is also accused of allegedly forging papers […]
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Aaron Ainomugisha. The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has decried lack of funding as one of the leading hindrances of several projects to restore River Rwizi in southwestern Uganda which is the only source of water for Mbarara city. This follows an outcry from stakeholders asking authorities to put more effort and restore River Rwizi […]
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S.4 candidates around Uganda will this morning start their Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE 2020/21 exams, with 333,775 candidates registered according to the Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB. Candidates successfully had the briefing session last Friday and they are set to face the physics practical that starts today’s timetable that will run until 6th April 2021. UNEB […]
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The Police in Ibanda District have started investigations after the arrest of a woman suspected to have stabbed to death a 4-year-old child after a quarrel with his mother. Rwizi Regional Police Spokesperson,ASP Samson Kasasira has only identified the suspect as Nyakato a resident of Kanama village, Rwenshambya Parish in Keihangara s/county in Ibanda District. […]
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The combined security operation headed by Kanungu Deputy Resident District Commissioner-D/RDC Gad Ahimbisibwe Rugaju has today arrested two Uganda People’s Defence Force-UPDF soldiers found sleeping in a lodge in Kihihi town council where they had stayed for over 1 month. The two soldiers were immediately whisked away to the 307 Brigade Headquarters at Mburameizi […]
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Butchers and livestock traders in Mbarara city and other areas like Kiruhura, Kazo, have decried undersupply among other challenges following foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that caused livestock quarantine in Kiruhura, Kazo, Lyantonde and some other areas. The situation has prompted some to resort to smuggling, and bribing authorities, according to a source. Juma Abed, the chairman […]
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Police in Mbarara have arrested a private guard for gunning down a Uganda Peoples Defence Force-UPDF soldier in Mbarara city. Preliminary investigation indicate that today 22/02/2021 at around 01:30am at Nyakakoni cell Ruti Nyakayojo division Mbarara city, L/CPL Muhindo Denis attached to UPDF 2nd division Makenke who was deployed to guard at Birya United Agencies […]
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