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Animal quarantine imposed in Kumi, Bukedea districts to contain FMD

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has imposed animal quarantine in Kumi and Bukedea districts following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). In her communication to the affected districts, the Commissioner of Animal Health at MAAIF, Dr. Anna Rose Ademun …

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Construction of Bukedea Technical School stalls

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Bukedea Technical Institute has stalled. Construction of the institute started in 2014 with funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Currently, the school has an enrollment of 264 students. Besides the incomplete structures, the school lacks the equipment in the workshops. …

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Bukedea RDC, DPC granted bail

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukedea Grade One Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Wilberforce Tukei, the District Police Commander (DPC), Charles Okoto, the Gombolola Internal Security Officer (GISO), Mahmoud Oluka and Dan Malinga, the District Councilor representing Bukedea Town Council. The group …

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Bukedea RDC, DPC and GISO remanded

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court has remanded key security officials in Bukedea district to prison for their alleged involvement in the chaos that marred the Bukedea LC V Chairperson by-election. The suspects appeared before the Bukedea Grade One magistrate Juliana Kimono on Monday. They are the Bukedea …

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State House cracks whip on security after Bukedea by-election

Bukeda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hotly contested Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election has left several officials including security heads behind bars. The latest suspects are the Bukedea Resident District Commissioner- RDC, William Wilberforce Tukei, and the District Police Commander- DPC, Charles Okoto. The duo was picked from their respective …

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Bukedea Elections: Police officers charged with murder, aggravated robbery

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five police officers from Bukedea Central Police Station have appeared before the court on charges of murder, aggravated robbery, and aggravated torture. They are D/ASP Alex Ehguloiti, the Officer in charge of criminal investigations at Bukedea CPS, Detective Constable Simon Peter Oriokot, and police constables …

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NRM’s Mary Akol wins Bukedea LCV race

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mary Akol, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate has emerged as the winner of the Bukedea LCV Chairperson race. Akol secured victory with 79,692 votes, amidst a race that was marred by incidents of intimidation and violence. The NRM-leaning candidate, Lokwiisk Tychicus Ebukalim …

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Three cleared for Bukedea LC V Chairperson race

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially nominated three candidates for the Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election. They are Sam Oita from the opposition Forum for Democratic-FDC, Mary Akol from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM, and Tychicus Lokwiisk Ebukalim, an Independent NRM-leaning candidate. Oita is an …

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