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Assailant shoots three people in Oyam

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Oyam are searching for an unknown assailant who shot and injured three people during a robbery in Loro Town Council on Tuesday night. The suspect who was donning military attire and carrying a gun entered a hardware shop belonging to Robert Obote demanding money. …

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One dead as Serere registers 18 incidents on Christmas day

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nine-year-old girl lost her life in Okolonga Trading Centre, Kidetok Town Council during Christmas Day celebrations in Serere district. The victim, only identified as Anyait was knocked by a speeding bike at night. The information is contained in the emergency unit services deployed in …

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Parents charged with negligence after children drowning

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parents of the children who drowned in Lake Victoria on Christmas have been charged with negligence by the police in Kiira region. The suspects, Hasifah Kasubo, the mother of 12-year-old Fazili Mukungu, and Sofia Nakazibwe, the mother of 10-year-old Aksali Wambede, are both residents …

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Politicians and clergy challenge followers on vigilance to fight criminality

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians and clerics under Busoga Diocese have urged their followers to remain vigilant to combat the increasing instances of crime in their communities. During the Christmas Day celebrations at Christ’s Cathedral Bugembe in Jinja city, both politicians and clergy reiterated the importance of vigilance. They …

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ADF rebels attack again in Kamwenge district

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF have killed three people in Kamwenge district. According to Kamwenge Resident District Commissioner, Isiah Kanyamahane Byarugaba, the suspected rebels raided Nyabitutsi village in Businge parish, Kamwenge sub-county on Christmas night and torched a house in which, three people died. …

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Amolatar woman cuts husband’s head over Christmas meat

Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Amolatar have arrested a woman for cutting her husband’s head with a panga over Christmas meat. The suspect has been identified as Milly Acen, a resident of Abutataro village, Alemere parish in Agwingiri Sub-County. It is alleged that Acen was infuriated by the …

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Two boys drown in Lake Victoria

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region working with local divers have retrieved the bodies of two boys who reportedly drowned in Lake Victoria, along the Masese landing site pier in Jinja city on Christmas evening. It is reported that the duo had gone swimming along the shoreline. However, …

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Umeme: Stable electricity supply for NAM, G77 summits

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distributor, Umeme Ltd, upgraded to first class, its readiness for power stability around the venues and hotels earmarked for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summit in Kampala next month. The summits due to start in just over three weeks will take place at …

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