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10 Bugiri district officials remanded over embezzlement

Ruth Anderah | March 12, 2024

Ten officials from Bugiri District Local Government have been charged and remanded to Luzira prison for allegedly causing government a loss of Shs1.2 billion in teachers’ salaries during the Covid-19 lockdown. The suspects are: Ezakuru Kazimiro, the former Chief Administrative Officer of Bugiri District Local Government , Mustapha Nyende, the […]

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Health experts concerned over rising HIV cases in Bugiri

Abubaker Kirunda | November 30, 2023

As the country gears up for the commemoration of World AIDS Day tomorrow, health experts have raised a red flag over the rising new infection rate. The Bugiri district HIV focal person Mr Deogracious Mwondha said the rate now stands at 3 percent, up from 2 percent last year. Mwondha […]