Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kabale has arrested 60 Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo nationals over the illegal entry. Brian Ampeire, Kabale District Police Commander says that the suspects include 50 Rwandan nationals and 10 DRC nationals. Ampeire says that 47 of the suspects were intercepted …
Read More »Alcohol still main cause of gender based violence in Kabale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Excessive alcohol consumption remains the leading cause of gender based violence-GBV in Kabale district according to police records. A report by the Kabale Police Child and Family Protection Unit shows that 211 cases of GBV have been recorded between January and December 2020. 50 cases …
Read More »Rwandan nursing gunshot wounds escapes from health centre in Kabale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the victims of Friday’s shooting in Kabale district has escaped from Rubaya health centre IV in Ryakarimira town council. Rusizi Rwamayanje escaped shortly after he was admitted. Rwamayanje was in a group of 10 other Rwandan nationals when they were shot at by …
Read More »Kabale boda boda riders protest extortion, harassment by security officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200 boda boda riders in Kabale municipality took to the streets on Monday to protest extortion by security officers deployed to enforce the night-time curfew. The angry riders rode their bikes through Kabale town to Rwakaraba where they attacked a police checkpoint along Kabale-Kisoro …
Read More »Two clinics in Kabale closed after admitting Covid-19 patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Kabale district have today closed two clinics for admitting COVID-19 victims. The closed clinics are Mwesigye health care clinic and Medicus healthcare, all located in Central division Kabale municipality. A source told Uganda Radio Network -URN that the affected clinics each admitted …
Read More »Kabale NUP coordinator granted bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Derrick Kateebire, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party coordinator for Kabale district has been granted bail. Kateebire was arrested by police on Tuesday for allegedly inciting violence. According to police, Kateebire was organizing a group of boda boda riders to conduct a procession through Kabale …
Read More »Kabale municipality residents protest unreliable power supply
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kabale Municipality are protesting the unreliable electricity supply in the area. They argue that for the last two months, they have been experiencing power outages everyday. Consumers whose businesses fully depend on electricity are also losing business. Michael Kwehangana, the proprietor of …
Read More »32 test positive for hepatitis B in Rubanda, Kabale districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-two people have tested positive for hepatitis B in Rubanda and Kabale districts during the ongoing Hepatitis B screening and vaccination exercise. 26 of the cases are from Rubanda district while the remaining 6 are from Kabale. The Hepatitis B screening and vaccination exercise …
Read More »Losers in NRM primaries boycott reconciliation talks in Kabale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Losers in last month’s NRM party primaries in Kabale district on Saturday boycotted the reconciliation meeting. This week, the NRM secretariat started a drive across the country intended to reconcile the winners and losers of the primaries and to convince the losers not to …
Read More »Kabale delegates boycott NRM Youth MP primaries
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district youth delegates have shunned the primary election for the National Resistance Movement-NRM Western Region Youth parliamentary candidate citing gross irregularities. The election has attracted 14 aspirants. They are Agnes Tushabe, Edwin Muzamuzi, Tugume, Joshua Israel Akandwanaho, Gwenny Murungi, Mark Ariho Baitwababo, Elijah Naturinda, …
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