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10:26
10:26

Man Loses Hope After Six Months of Searching for Missing Child 3

Weere says that they filed a case of a missing person at Namutumba Central Police Station on 24th, May 2023, but no efforts have been made to search for his son.
10:48
10:48

Man Arrested Over Girlfriend's Death

According to an anonymous friend of Ahereza, she had been staying with Ahereza for the past month. Kasawo persistently tried to convince her to return to his house, but she refused, citing her difficult living conditions.
14:12
14:12

28-Year-Old Woman Killed in Namutumba

Irene Namunyoli, a resident of Pallisa village, in Kiwanyi sub-county, in Namutumba district was killed on Thursday night and her body hidden in a bush, about 10 meters away from her home.
08:00
08:00

Police Investigates Death of LC1 Chairperson

While preliminary reports suggest that Kiirya took his own life by strangulation, some residents, including the village vice chairperson Ronald Mugulusi, believe that unknown individuals may have killed him and staged the scene to make it appear as a suicide.
14:36
14:36

Man Electrocuted in Namutumba area

According to reports, Kavuma was attempting to connect an illegal powerline to his cinema hall when he suffered a fatal electric shock. His body has been taken to Bugiri General Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination before being handed over to his family for burial.
07:36
07:36

Three Drown in Lake Nakuwa

Fishermen in the area are hesitant towards embracing primary safety measures due to the belief that illegal fishing operations by the UPDF are only concentrated on big water bodies like Lake Victoria, and Lake Kyoga, among others.
23:53
23:53

Museveni To Form Independent Unit To Protect Investors From Corrupt Officials 1 1

Museveni notes that the unit will be a one-stop call center, where investors can report cases of corruption by the different office bearers across the country.
15:33
15:33

99-year-old Commits Suicide in Namutumba

Residents say Buladina seemed happy and gave pleasant smiles to all who paid her a visit, making it hard for them to suspect any individual struggles, which might have pushed her to committing suicide.
08:53
08:53

Man Strangles Self After Killing his Son domestic violence

The area LC I Chairperson, Paul Musenero, says that the young couple has been seemingly living happily without any known history of domestic violence for the past five years.
15:33
15:33

Namutumba Health Center in Charge in Trouble Over Extortion, Unethical Conduct patient

Prisca Nanangwe, one of the complainants accuses health workers of instructing her to either pay 2000 Shillings and access coartem drugs cheaply at the health facility or buy the same at 5000 Shillings from a neighboring drug shop.
11:44
11:44

Five Arrested over Village Mate's Death colleague

It is reported that, Atanansi, a resident of Bukyaye village, in Nakalama sub county, in Iganga district, teamed up with the suspects to attend a social event in Bukyalifu trading center, in Namutumba town council.
14:17
14:17

Headteacher Flees over Failure to Register Students After Taking their Money police spokesperson

The desolate victims say that Musasizi assured them that he had concluded their registration at Nkono SS and he instructed them to buy school uniforms of the same school.
17:50
17:50

Hailstorm Destroys Homes, Farms in Namutumba District village 5 5

Milton Wagalya, a resident of Kisega village says that he lost one cow, two goats and a sheep, which has severely affected his daily income. Wagalya says that his rice garden was also submerged leaving him without any source of income.
07:57
07:57

Namutumba Man Arrested Over Life Threatening Leaflets police station 1 1

Esther Namwase told journalists that the leaflet that was dropped in her compound on Saturday night contained messages instructing her to vacate from the village within seven days.
13:26
13:26

Namutumba Residents Flock Health Insurance Scheme for Better Medical Care 1 7

Bukonte Community Health Insurance Scheme was started last year by Action Aid in partnership with Bukonte Health Center III, a Private Not for Profit-PNP health facility in Namutumba district. It has made access to good health care easier and affordable.
11:19
11:19

Namutumba Children Succumbed to Severe Malaria-DHO district 3 1

The Namutumba District Health Officer, James Kiirya says that they extracted 56 samples from children in the sub-counties of Mazuba and Bulange respectively, which had reported the highest number of fatal cases, but all of them tested positive for severe malaria.
08:31
08:31

Namutumba Parents Lose Children to Strange Illness health worker 3

According to Naiwumbwe, her grandchildren contracted the infection and started suffering persistent breakdowns within three days. She explained that the infected minors pass out urine contaminated with blood, develop uncontrolled pain in their private parts, lose appetite and experience dizziness.
12:32
12:32

Village Women Council Chairperson Kills Herself after Failing to Pay Loan suicide

The late Babirye borrowed money from the Mpolya-Bigele village saving group, where she was meant to clear the loan in six months but failed.
19:58
19:58

Namutumba Farmers Cut Mango Trees for Charcoal as Fruit Flies Ravage Gardens 3 1

Available information indicates that female fruit flies lay eggs under the skin of the mangoes, which hatch into larvae that feed in the decaying flesh of the crop. Infested fruits quickly rot and become inedible or drop on the ground, thus causing direct loss to the farmer.
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