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Sanjay also declared a 500, 000 shilling cash prize for any candidates who score Aggregate four in this year’s primary leaving examinations.

Residents and local leaders of Kabale parish in Buseruka Sub county Hoima district are demanding that their land be surveyed and titles offered before compensation is made. The area forms part of the proposed site for the oil refinery construction.

The trio was netted during an operation by the Rapid Response Unit in Lira. Their crime- theft of goats and sheep from the three districts.

The victims have been identified as Kitebuka Yola who drowned with his unidentified wife and another lady identified as Nayondo Muwonge who drowned with her 1-year old child.

John Lurot, the Nakapiripirit district LC V chairman is in trouble for allegedly forcefully grabbing the district ambulance. Lurot is accused of grabbing the only ambulance that the district has and now using it for his personal work.

The Secretary-General warned against continuing what he described as ‘business as usual’ in dealing with the economic crisis.

At least 40 people have been arrested by a combined force of police and the UPDF following Monday’s day-long violent riots in Nebbi town.

Running battles between police and protesters emerged, and the Anti-Riot police commanded by Nicholas Ngonzi, the Mbarara District Police Commander, managed to send hundreds of protesters scattering into different directions.

There is still heavy police deployment around Dr Kizza Besigye’s home in Kasangati after the Forum for Democratic Change leader was blocked from walking to work.

Kiiza Besigye, the Forum for Democratic Change -FDC president is under preventive detention. Preventive arrest is when the police arrest an individual or group of individuals to prevent the occurrence or probable occurrence of a crime.

Police has foiled attempts by Kizza Besigye, the FDC leader to walk to work.

A public dialogue on oil at Hoima boma grounds on Sunday turned into a platform for the electorate to question area Members of Parliament on why they did not actively participate in last week’s parliamentary oil debate.