Tag Archives: Bukedea

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Kyoga police are holding Bukedea district LC V chairperson, Moses Olemukan in connection to the murder of Francis Opolot during Christmas. Unknown people hacked Opolot to death at his residence in Akunyuko village, Kachumbala sub county on Christmas last year. This led to the …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has broken ground for the construction of Shs71billion Acomai irrigation scheme in Kamutur sub county, Bukedea district. The project, which is under the Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administration of Acomai Primary School in Kamutur sub county in Bukedea district, currently operates in a pit latrine after rainwater washed away the existing structures in the school. Founded by the community in 2008, the government took over the school in 2012 after Bukedea …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A private security guard attached to Corporate Security Service Uganda limited has been lynched by a mob in Kakere village, Kocheka sub county in Bukedea district. The security guard was identified as Robert Okello, working at Tujenge company limited. The mob lynched him as he …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bukedea district are pleading with heads of security over the increasing cases of cattle theft. The residents say that they are losing cattle almost on a daily basis to unknown people. Their concern follows the alleged involvement of security officers in the vice …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Bukedea have arrested the District Health Educator Ben Ekou, for allegedly swindling more than 60 million Shillings meant for the facilitation of Village Health Teams-VHTs. The money was part of government’s intervention in enhancing surveillance of Covid-19 cases in the villages. Each …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Bukedea have arrested the store manager of Bukedea District Local Government over the disappearance of 1,648 hand hoes under the National Agriculture Advisory Services- NAADs program. The hoes were stolen the previous week, but the authorities discovered them missing last Friday when …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A third year student of Makerere University Business School who was isolated in the bush by his family for fear of possible Covid-19 infection at Kakero village in Kangole sub county of Bukedea district, resorted to charcoal burning as part of his treatment. Shunned like …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Erone alias Ilodir, the chairperson of Kamutur Performing Artist Association in Bukedea district is in trouble for forgery and defrauding Shillings 10 million from Emyooga meant for the association. He was picked up by directives from Bukedea Resident District Commissioner office to explain the circumstances …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasim Okodan, a businessman in Bukedea has sued his former wife for marrying off their daughter without his consent. Okodan, 62, a resident of Tank cell in Kide ward wants his estranged wife Frances Apedo to unveil the man or group of people whom he …