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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire on Saturday gutted a hostel at the Islamic University in Uganda- IUIU main campus in Mbale City. The fire gutted Sumayya Female’s Hostel injuring one student and destroying property. Rehema Kantono, the University’s Public Relations Officer says that investigations are underway to establish …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahamada Washaki, the Mbale Resident City Commissioner has tasked the city authorities to organize elections for the executive of Mbale Central Market. It follows complaints by some vendors against the Ayubu Madoi led executive for allegedly mismanaging the affairs of the market, financial impropriety and …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Phillip Monk, the proprietor and Managing Director of Mbale Schools Brass band has been remanded to Maluku prisons on charges of offensive communication. Monk, a British National who came to Uganda in 2007 and started a music brass band under his charity organization ‘Ugive2Uganda’, …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cooperative Union has earmarked 5.1 billion Shillings to turn Musundi House building in Mbale into a 5-star hotel. The building, one of the oldest and tallest in the Central Business District will be renovated and changed from a commercial building to a state of the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city authorities have contracted Covae U Ltd, a private firm to conduct a fresh valuation of property rates to capture sub-counties annexed to the city. The previous evaluation conducted by then Mbale municipality only covered Northern, Wanale, and Industrial Divisions. However, some local leaders …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbale is holding a pastor for allegedly defiling and impregnating two teenagers from the same family. The suspect is Pastor Israel Wamoto from Prayer Alter Church in Mbale district. He was picked up on Tuesday on a tip-off by concerned citizens. According to …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person died and four others were injured after a fuel truck caught fire in Mbale District. The accident occurred at mile 6 along Mbale- Tororo Road on Friday afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, a Boda Boda rider who was from Stabex Fuel Station entered …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bitter row has erupted between the Mbale City Town Clerk, David Kyansanku, and Industrial city Division Mayor, Muhamood Masaaba Mutenyo over the proposed eviction of street vendors. Last month, Kyansanku issued an eviction notice to the vendors to vacate the streets by January …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport fares from Mbale to different destinations have been maintained despite the president opening the transport sector to full capacity of passengers by public vehicles. Last Friday during the end of year presidential national address, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni allowed public transport to resume carrying …

Mbale, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | An inmate has died while in custody at Maluku government prison in Mbale district. The deceased has been identified as Abudu Omodo, aged 39. His body was found lying in the prison cells on Thursday morning. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson says Omodo …