Ever since the oil activities started in the region, Bunyoro has witnessed several evictions with thousands of families forcefully displaced from their ancestral land.
Several employees attached to M/S SUMMA, are accusing the company top management of gross mistreatment, exploitation, dismissal from work without clear reasons and harassment.
Mulindambura was attacked on Wednesday night at around at Kigorobya 1 cell, Kigorobya town council as he was heading to his home in Kigorobya town council.
The school which has an enrollment of 310 pupils started to its operations in 2020, following a resolution from community members, who cited the challenge of the increasing cases of learners that have failed to attain primary school education.
The minister ordered the residents to return to their land and instructed security to ensure that the residents are safe while on their land. He tasked the RDC and the DPC to deploy and guard the aggrieved residents while on the contested land.
Swizin Tinkamanyire, 77, whose house is on the verge of being submerged, expressed his despair, noting that he has no place to relocate. He recalled how his permanent home was destroyed by the 2020 floods and how this current flooding marks the second time he has faced such a calamity.
The suspected criminals were arrested on Tuesday night in an intelligence-led operation conducted jointly by the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers and the police in conjunction with other sister security agencies.
The raid, which occurred at around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, was part of a search for suspected stolen items, including laptops, phones, and clothes reportedly taken from Kyankwanzi district. Atugonza expressed shock at the situation, stating that he had committed no crime.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says they received intelligence information that the suspects were traveling in a vehicle registration number UBB 824L Prado heading towards Kampala. Security immediately mounted a road block and intercepted the suspects on Friday morning and arrested them.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, explained that the deployment was a preventive measure. Among those blocked from attending the meeting were prominent figures like Eng. Fred Mugenyi Rucunya, the Okwiri (Chief Prince) of the Babiito clan.
The storm, which occurred during a heavy downpour on Friday evening, demolished the school, leaving 12 pupils critically injured, though they have since been discharged from Kabaale Health Center III.
The meeting was scheduled for Saturday at the Kingdom chambers in Hoima City but was disrupted by chaos after security forces, including anti-riot police and military personnel, sealed off the premises, blocking clan leaders from entering.
The incident occurred on Friday at around 4 p.m. as the heavy downpour lasted over two hours, catching the pupils at school, where they had taken shelter in their classrooms.
Eng. Fred Mugenyi Rucunya, the Okwiri (Chief Prince) of the Babiito—the ruling clan—and other Babiito clan leaders were barred from entering the venue.
One of the victims who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity explained that, he paid Kasigwa shillings three million after he promised to connect him to members of the District Commission for a job.
Simon Peter Atuhura 22, a resident of Bujumbura East cell in Hoima City was killed on Wednesday at 11:30 p.m., while heading home with his brother Conrad Kwikiriza.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest and stated that charges of inciting violence have been filed against Aliguma. The police are also searching for other protesters who fled the scene.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, stated that they received intelligence indicating that some youth were planning to storm the Kingdom headquarters to forcibly remove Byakutaga from office. In response, both the police and the military have been deployed to prevent any potential unrest.
This meeting, chaired by Bishop George William Kasangaki of Masindi Kitara Diocese, took place at the Gulu University Hoima-Campus offices located within the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Administration Block in Hoima City
