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Kigezi elders feud over misuse of Museveni’s reward cash

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 154 elders in Kigezi sub-region under their association “Banyakigezi Elders Forum (BEF)” are locked in a bitter fight over the sale of a house bought using reward cash President Yoweri Museveni gave for their role in mediating between him and former prime minister Amama Mbabazi. …

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16 NRM losers in Kigezi form coalition against party candidates

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aspirants who lost the recently concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary primaries in Kigezi region have formed a coalition to fight against the official party candidates. In the coalition is Maj Gen Sabiiti Timothy Mutebile, the retired Commander of the Engineering Brigade who lost to …

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Kigezi leaders doubt effectiveness of ‘Emyooga’ initiative

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kigezi sub-region are skeptical about the effective implementation of the Presidential initiative on wealth and job creation program. The program commonly known as Emyooga targets SACCOs formed in 18 specialized fields that need capital to boost their incomes. Each SACCO will be …

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Uproar as Kigezi district council chairs are left to waste

Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  There is uproar among leaders across Kigezi over the failure by Kabale district to preserve the seats during the sittings of Kigezi district council. Before it was split, Kigezi district council used to host councilors from Ndorwa, Bufumbira, Rujumbura, Kinkiizi, Rubanda, and Rukiga counties. Each …

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Excitement as King Oyo visits Kigezi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was excitement in Rukiga District on Thursday when the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV visited the area. King Oyo who was accompanied by Tooro Kingdom officials arrived at the border of Kigezi and Ankole at Rutobo in Ntungamo district, …

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Tourism promoters start drive to save Lake Bunyonyi from silting

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourism activists in Kigezi sub-region have embarked on a  new campaign aimed at ending silting and disposal of sewerage into Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi, the second deepest Lake in Africa, after Lake Tanganyika,  is one of the top tourism revenue earners for Uganda and the …

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Govt halts issuance of betting licenses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is suspending issuance of licenses to gambling and gaming companies. This was announced by State Minister for Finance David Bahati, at the closure of the 2019 Brethren Conference of the Diocese of Kigezi this afternoon. Bahati, who was representing President Yoweri Museveni …

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Museveni explains his radio land campaign

Kampala, Uganda | PPU |  President Yoweri Museveni has strongly condemned politicians, especially from the opposition political parties and members of the press, for deliberately feeding Ugandans on lies, falsehoods and propagating the hate campaign among the people. He wondered why the relevant government Ministries and organs were not taking appropriate action against them. …

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