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Opposition Chief Whip survives mob in Jinja

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Chief Whip John Baptist Nambeshe has survived being lynched by an angry mob after knocking a person. Nambeshe who was from Kampala heading to Mbale on Saturday knocked unidentified person at Namwezi along Kampala-Jinja highway in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District. Juma Kanamwangi, an …

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Mbale city drafts bylaw on solid waste management

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Council has drafted a solid waste management ordinance. The city has for long struggled to manage waste which has raised concern from residents and the business community. The ordinance seeks to provide for planning of the collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of waste …

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Village chairperson thrown out of office over theft of a pig

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in Makhonje Khanje village in Bumasikye sub county in Mbale district this morning when angry residents decided to vote out their area LC 1 chairperson for alleged theft of a pig. The residents faulted Robert Masaba for not being exemplary and immediately …

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Mbale district executive finally approved amidst protests from councilors

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale district council has finally approved members of the District Executive Committee-DEC amidst protests from some councilors. A section of councilors from Bungokho County South stormed out of the council chambers protesting some of the names submitted by Mbale district LC V chairperson, Muhammad Mafabi …

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Four family members perish in Mbale-Tororo bridge accident

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members from the same family have perished and two others sustained injuries following an accident that occurred along Mbale-Tororo Road. The accident that happened on Saturday morning at river Manafwa bridge was caused by an over speeding Tata Truck Registration Number UAR 536R …

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Journalist accuses police of assault

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sam Welikhe, a journalist at the Mbale based Elgon FM radio in Mbale city is accusing police officers of assaulting him while returning home from duty on Sunday evening. According to Welikhe, the police officers under the command of the in-charge of Busiu police station, …

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Online payment system boosts revenue collection in Mbale city

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The introduction of the Integrated Revenue Administration System-IRAS has so far boosted revenue collections in Mbale city. IRAS is a web and mobile application platform that aids municipalities in the collection of local revenue from registration, assessment, billing, payment sensitization of taxpayers and linking the …

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