Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buvuma district and Kkoome islands on Tuesday received the specialized boat ambulances promised by President Yoweri Museveni in the last presidential campaigns. The boats are equipped with necessary gadgets including ventilators, surgical and first aid equipment to save life. However, even as they received them, district …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents at Koome islands in Mukono district involved in restocking of indigenous fish species have decried the increasing illegal fishing activities and lack of barriers to prevent them against the predatory Nile perch. Residents operating under Hope for Nature, a Community Based Organization supported by People’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Koome Islands in Mukono district have embarked on efforts to restock the lake with singida tilapia fish locally known as Empongo. The fish species which is endemic to L. Victoria and very delicious is almost extinct. William Isebaidu, a resident of Koome Islands …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested in connection to the death of a man in a domestic brawl at Koome Islands, Mukono District. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified the deceased only as Omondi, a neighbour to a couple that was having a domestic …
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