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Busia, Uganda | URN | With Kenya’s next General Election scheduled for August 10, 2027, Uganda’s ruling NRM party has warned its leaders and residents in border communities against involving themselves in Kenyan politics, saying political tensions could disrupt cross-border trade and relations between communities. NRM national treasurer Barbra Nekesa …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Police in Busia district are holding one suspect, and another is on the run for allegedly murdering a three-year-old female juvenile. The suspect has been identified as Muhwana Lawrance, and the one on the run is Edrine Bwire; both are residents of Bubolwa village in …

Busia, Uganda | URN | What started as just 100 chicks has grown into a poultry enterprise of about 3,000 layer hens for Hadijah Bony, a farmer in Majanji Sub-county, Busia District, who now earns millions of shillings from the business each month. Bony says she started the project through …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Poultry farmers in Busia District are increasingly crossing into neighbouring Kenya to buy feeds, vaccines and drugs, citing lower prices and rising production costs in Uganda. The farmers say a 50-kilogramme bag of starter crumbs costs about KSh4,139, equivalent to roughly Shs125,000, in Kenya, compared with …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Busia District education authorities have urged village chairpersons to intensify mobilisation of parents to ensure learners return to school as the third term begins. The call follows concerns over low attendance in some schools, with education officials warning that children remaining at home could affect their …

Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia Municipality has decried the increase in bedbugs, as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them. Some residents told Uganda Radio Network that they are having what they described as sleepless nights. The affected …

Busia, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed 13 election officials who were deployed in Busia District over allegations of tampering with the voters’ register during the recently concluded Local Council I (LC I) elections. Those dismissed include Buhehe Sub-county Supervisor Andrew Ogema and all 12 village …

Busia, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission cancelled the local council one elections in the three villages following reported chaos by voters at the polling stations in Busia district. The elections were cancelled in Solo B village in Western Division, Buwumba village in Dabani sub-county and Buhamuna village in …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Business was paralyzed at the Busia, Uganda-Kenya border for four hours on Saturday as the police and other authorities enforced the government’s directive of general cleaning. Police manned road blocks on the streets of Tororo, Majanji Road, Jinja Road, Customs and other roads, among others. …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Residents of Busia are unknowingly consuming adulterated honey mixed with molasses, raising serious public health concerns and undermining the local honey market. Molasses, a byproduct of the sugar refining process, is increasingly being used by unscrupulous traders to dilute pure honey. While it is cheaper and …