Tag Archives: Masindi

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families in Masindi district are on the verge of forceful eviction from their ancestral land. The affected families are from the villages of Kitinwa, Kyakatera and Kyamaiso in the sub counties of Kijunjubwa,Bikozi and Bwijanga. The families are feuding with Ahamed …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 124 police trainees have completed a two-month basic intelligence course at the Police Training School in Kabalye, Masindi. The officers are set to be deployed at various sub-county police stations across the country. The training is part of the Uganda Police Force’s …

MASINDI, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, in conjunction with the National Forestry Authority (NFA), has today launched its efforts to restore 20 hectares of the degraded Masindi Central Forest Reserve. The exercise was launched at Nyangahya cell Masindi Municipality. This initiative brings to …

KAMAPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank has strengthened its commitment to environmental sustainability through a strategic partnership with the National Forestry Authority (NFA). The bank has committed UGX. 60 million to the restoration of the degraded part of Masindi Central Forest Reserve (CFR) …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a new bridge at Masindi Port, and Laropi is expected to commence in the next financial year. The Laropi bridge which will be constructed in partnership with the African Development Bank will be 1,200 meters wide across the Nile, 2m shoulders, 2m …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A businessman who went missing in Masindi has been found dead. Ismail Naddo 31, a resident of Kirasa II Cell in Masindi Municipality went missing from his home on October 1, while riding on a motorcycle registration number UFQ 670U. His family members waited …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Masindi have arrested 69 recruits for allegedly presenting fake academic documents during the just concluded recruitment exercise. The recruits were arrested on Saturday after they reported for training at the Kabalye police training school in Masindi district. They reported at the …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model-PDM. The suspects who were arrested on Tuesday have been identified as John Ayesiga, the Chairperson of Tukole Hamu PDM Group in Muramura Village, and Edward Irumba, the LC1 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Betty Cherotic, the widow of the late Masindi District Health Officer Dr. Jino Abiriga, has reportedly confessed to hiring killers due to personal reasons, including jealousy. Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in the West Nile Region and beyond have described the late former Acting Masindi District Health Officer Dr. Jino Abiriga, as a person who valued integrity and professionalism during his work. Dr. Abiriga was brutally murdered by unknown assailants on Sunday January 7th 2024 at …