Tag Archives: Mbale

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu region is at the risk of registering a spike in COVID-19 infections because of uncontrolled traditional circumcision (Imbalu) celebrations. Our reporter can confirm that Imbalu celebrations are taking place across Bugisu districts comprising Bududa, Manafwa and Mbale in disregard of the Standard Operating …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gizamba, aged 49 and a pastor at the Community corner stone church in Nkoma ward, Northern division in Mbale city died on Wednesday at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. According to Dr. Emmanuel Tugaineyo, the Mbale hospital director, the deceased’s samples were picked shortly after …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bungokho North Member of Parliament Gershom Sizomu Wambende has lost a bid to contest for the Mbale Northern Division parliamentary seat on Forum for Democratic Change ticket. The race was won by Paul Mugoya Wanyoto who registered 66 votes against Sizomu’s 13. The other candidates …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform-NUP president has sued government for blocking his radio talk show in Mbale city last week. The respondents to the suit are the Attorney General, Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth Ochola, Elgon Region Police Commander, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An aspirant for the Bungokho North Central constituency parliamentary seat in Mbale district has tested positive for Covid-19. Information obtained from health officials in Mbale shows that the aspirant is isolated at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. Edward Nyongesa, the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inzu Ya Masaba, the Bamasaba cultural Institution has limited this year’s circumcision (Imbalu) season, and stopped the grand launch. A stakeholder’s meeting held on Tuesday at the institution’s Hheadquarters in Mbale City discussed possible measures that will be followed for Imbalu ceremonies to proceed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of People Power pressure group and the National Unity Platform- NUP party have condemned the decision by security to disrupt the talk shows of their president, Robert Kyagulanyi. This comes a few hours after security blocked Kyagulanyi from appearing on a political radio …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teargas rocked Mutoto cultural grounds in Mbale district on Friday afternoon as police battled hundreds of people who had gathered for the launch of the traditional Bamasaba circumcision alias Imbalu. Police deployed at the cultural grounds to stop the launch for violating the ban on …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 30 families in Makhumbo village in Mbale city’s industrial division are out in the cold following their eviction from their ancestral land. The families were dissatisfied by government’s compensation for over 600 acres of land currently hosting Mbale industrial park in the then …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Medical Centre (IMC) has expanded its Mbale Clinic with an In-Patient Department as it strengthens its network across Uganda. According to the General Manager of International Medical Centre, Joel Oroni, the expansion drive is aimed at increasing the healthcare services offered in Mbale. …