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Court Sentences Two to Death, Seven to Life Over Susan Magara Murder

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The kidnappers held her captive for nearly three weeks, demanding up to $1 million before accepting about $200,000 (approximately UGX 700 million). During her captivity, they cut off two of her fingers and sent them alongside a video of her pleading for help to pressure her family into paying the ransom.

UPC Attributes Two Million Stunted Children to 1980s Livestock Losses

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Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.
Politics

LOP Launches Nationwide Campaign Protest against Coffee Bill

Ssenyonyi’s campaign kicked off in Bukomansimbi, Uganda’s top coffee-producing district, on November 19, 2024, where he rallied farmers to keep growing coffee.
Crime

70-Year-Old Woman, Accomplice Behind Bars over Murder 

On September 23, 2024, a couple, Joseph Bukenya and Susan Namukasa, was brutally murdered by machete-wielding attackers in Bukomansimbi. This attack was reportedly connected to ongoing land disputes, highlighting the deadly consequences of such conflicts in the area.
Crime

Machete-Wielding Thugs Kill Couple in Bukomansimbi over Land Dispute

Recent reports indicate a troubling surge in violence linked to land disputes in Bukomansimbi and surrounding areas, particularly in Greater Masaka. Police recently reported that between July 22 and August 23, 2024, at least 15 people had been killed in attacks attributed to land conflicts, with many incidents occurring in Bukomansimbi, Lwengo, and Masaka districts.
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BUKOMANSIMBI: 75-Year-Old Suspect Arrested for Stabbing Granddaughter to Death

Police in Bukomansimbi have arrested Cotilda Namuddu, a 75-year-old woman, as a suspect in the stabbing to death of her 16-year-old granddaughter, Immaculate Nanziri.
Crime

BUKOMANSIMBI: Police Hunt for Fake Fisheries Officers Defrauding Locals 

Police in Bukomansimbi are on a manhunt for two fake officers who have been defrauding the locals, claiming to...
National News

MPs Task Gov’t to Fast Track Establishment of FMD...

Members of Parliament have requested that the government expedite the establishment of a vaccine manufacturing plant for Foot and...
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EC Meets Electoral Region Staff to Improve Electoral Management

The Electoral Commission (EC) met with field staff from the 19 districts of the Central-South and Central-North Electoral Regions...
National News

UNRA Returns Ugx488.7Bn to Treasury amidst Poor State of...

The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) failed to fully utilize Ugx 3.1Tn received in the Financial Year 2022/2023 and...

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