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Police officers urged to keep healthy
MBARARA– The Second Division Commander Makenke barracks, Brig Gen. Francis Takirwa has advised police officers to keep their bodies healthy if they are to achieve much in life. Brig Gen. Takirwa said…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Security in the Albertine region deports 35 Congolese fishermen
KIKUUBE– Security operatives in the Albertine region days ago arrested and deported 35 Congolese fishermen who were arrested on Lake Albert in Kikuube district while engaging in illegal fishing activities. The Congolese…
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Bugisu MPs want Lwakhakha upgraded to one-stop border post
MBALE – Bugisu Members of Parliament have urged government to transform Lwakhakha town council into a modern one-stop border post. The legislators said it will increase Uganda’s competitiveness in the East African…
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Village chairman, four others arrested over attacking pastor’s farm
KIKUUBE-Police in Kikuube district are holding five suspects who allegedly incited the residents to attack the farm belonging to Pastor George Baguma of Bwera Miracle Church in Kyangwali Sub County, Kikuube district,…
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Over 40 cows killed, houses burnt as State House operatives arrest five
KIKUUBE-Angry residents of Bwera LC1 in Kyangwali Sub-county in Kikuube district turned violent on Wednesday, killing 40 cows, and torching four houses belonging to Pastor George Baguma of Bwera Miracle Church. The violence…
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Mbale City floods death toll rises to 17
MBALE: The death toll of the Mbale City flood victims has increased to 17 people. This comes after nine more bodies were recovered on Monday morning from River Nabuyonga in Nabuyonga ward,…
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Child marriages rise in Sembabule as poverty and drought continue to bite
SEMBABULE-Authorities in Sembabule district are worried over the increasing cases of child marriages which they attribute to poverty and a prolonged drought spell in the district. Sembabule district lies in the cattle…
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Environment
High demand for timber escalates deforestation in Masaka district
MASAKA– Masaka district forest department has expressed concern over the increasing demand for timber, which has resulted in the rampant destruction of forests in the district. Masaka District Forest Officer, Willy Bbaale…
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Bugiri police probe deaths of mother and baby
BUGIRI– Police and health authorities in Bugiri district are investigating the circumstances under which a mother and her baby died in labour in Bugiri General Hospital recently. The deceased, identified as Monica Nalubanga,32,…
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800 students of Lango College suspended over violent strike
LIRA– Students of Lango College in Lira City West division in Lira City have been sent home for one week after they held a violent strike which resulted in massive destruction of…
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