Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police have recovered 666 bags of cement that were stolen from a driver at Musita trading center in Mayuge district. The cement was recovered from a warehouse in Idudi B ward in Idudi town council in Bugweri district. The warehouse owner fled …
Read More »Six year old electrocuted in Mayuge
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mayuge district is investigating circumstances under which six year-old Precious Nayiti, was electrocuted at a retail shop on Monday. It is reported that Nayiti, a resident of Nango trading center in Malongo sub-county, Mayuge district, had been sent to purchase drinking water from …
Read More »Traditional healer arrested after client complains of rape in shrine
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Mayuge District have arrested a 52-year-old traditional healer for allegedly raping a client in his shrine. Juma Nabuma, a resident of Ikobo village was arrested on Sunday after police received a complaint from a 19-year-old girl. Asuman Musonke, a resident says …
Read More »Civilian killed in scuffle with police
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mayuge district have confirmed the death of Umar Maka, a resident who was shot during a scuffle with police officers at Musubi landing site in Bukabooli sub county on Sunday. It is alleged that it all started after Joseph Osaka, a fisherman at …
Read More »Fish worth sh350 million poisoned
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mayuge district is investigating circumstances under which 10 fish ponds belonging to Mayuge Integrated Fish Farm were poisoned leading to the death of 51,000 pieces of fish valued at 350 million Shillings. The farm, owned by a group of 30 youths, had …
Read More »Former Bunya South MP Kyeyago succumbs to Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Bunya South Member of Parliament, Jowali K. Kyeyago has succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kyeyago, also a former delegate in the Assembly of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) died yesterday afternoon at the Jinja based Nile International Hospital. Kyeyago who had …
Read More »Two traders arrested for selling fake cooking oil in Mayuge district
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mayuge district have arrested two wholesale shop operators for selling fake cooking oil. The two shop operators are accused of repackaging and selling fake cooking oil at cheaper prices in the market. The suspects Ronald Kawanguzi and Habibu Waigolo are residents of Dwanilo zone …
Read More »Lightning strikes four dead in Mayuge
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people from the same family have been struck dead by lightning in Mayuge district. The dead who are residents of Sagit Island in Jaguzi sub-county have been identified as Patrick Wambi aged 35, his wife Brenda Nantanda aged 28, their two children Emmanuel Wamuno aged …
Read More »FPU destroys 1,000 illegal fishing nets in Mayuge
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Sunday destroyed 1,132 illegal fishing nets along Bwondha landing site in Mayuge district. The illegal nets comprised 1,044 beach seines and 88 monofilament nets which they say have been depleting the lake of all its fish species. Half of the …
Read More »Redeployment of FPU excites Mayuge and Jinja fishermen
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in Mayuge and Jinja have expressed satisfaction with government’s decision to redeploy soldiers attached to the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU whom they say will help to create sanity on the lake. FPU operations were temporarily suspended in November, 2020 after several fishermen accused soldiers of …
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