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Panic as passenger dies in commuter taxi

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was panic in a taxi travelling to Sembabule from Kampala on Tuesday afternoon following the death of a female passenger. The 22-year-old Rose Nampiima reportedly boarded the taxi from New Taxi park in Kampala while feeling unwell. Elly Mutumba, the driver of the taxi …

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Loan sharks, communication gaps hamper progress of Emyooga program in Sembabule

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unscrupulous money lenders and misrepresentation of guidelines have been identified as the major impediments to the effective implementation of the Emyooga program in Sembabule district. Emyooga is a presidential wealth and job creation initiative, which was launched in 2019, targeting to enhance entrepreneurial capacities of …

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Mother-to-be killed in Sembabule truck accident on Christmas

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christmas Day in Sembabule has ended in tears for one family after a truck rammed into a crowd, killing two instantly and leaving five admitted in critical condition. The fatal incident occurred at Bulakati-Nyange trading centre, Nakasenyi sub-county in Sembabule at around 5 pm. …

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Machete wielding assailant breaks into MP Mary Begumisa’s residence

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Sembabule have arrested a machete-wielding assailant from the home of Mary Begumisa, the District Woman MP. The assailant identified as Swaibu Kanyama, 37, reportedly jumped over the perimeter wall fence and entered the legislator’s home in Kiggundu zone, Lwebitakuli sub-county. The incident …

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Demand for FMD vaccines overwhelm Sembabule veterinary office

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Sembabule district are demanding for the increased mass vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. Last week, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry allocated Sembabule a total of 20,000 doses of FMD vaccines to carry out vaccination of animals against the …

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Sembabule policeman survives mob after battering woman

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An officer in charge of Kyera police post, Kyeera sub-county in Sembabule district has survived lynching by an angry mob after he badly beat a woman in the area. Gaston Bogere, narrowly survived lynching on Thursday evening after he pounced on Juliet Tumwesigye, a resident …

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Sembabule district receives 3,520 doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district has received 3,520 doses of Covid-19 vaccine. According to Justine Nanyonjo, the Sembabule district Covid-19 vaccination coordinator, they have identified 10 sites in the district where vaccination will be conducted. She says that vaccination will take place at Lwemiyaga health centre III and …

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