Mbale city

IGG halts appointment of Mbale City staff over irregularities

Reporter | March 8, 2024

By Yahudu Kitunzi The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has ordered the Mbale City Town Clerk to halt the process of issuing the appointment letters to the newly recruited staff over irregularities. In a March 5, 2024 letter, the Deputy IGG, Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, said the inspectorate received a complaint […]

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Mbale City suspends collection of local revenue over alleged corruption

admin | January 4, 2024

By Yahudu Kitunzi Mbale City Council has suspended the collection of fees from street parking, loading, offloading and advertising fees over alleged corruption among officials. James Kutosi, the Mbale City spokesperson says the decision followed the continued failure by contractors to remit monthly revenue collections to the council account. In […]

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Reverend dies in road crash

admin | May 1, 2023

By Mike Sebalu Police in Mbale have registered a fatal accident that left Rev. Francis Wakhooli, 58, of St Paul Church of Uganda dead. It is alleged that motor vehicle registration number UAM 080V (Mitsubishi Fuso) which was loaded with sawdust driven by a yet unidentified person was moving from […]

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University student hangs self in Mbale

admin | February 9, 2023

By Yahudu Kitunzi Police in Mbale City are investigating circumstances under which a first-year student at Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) Mbale main campus allegedly hanged himself. The Elgon regional police spokesperson, Mr. Rogers Taitika identified the deceased as Fred Kaptire, 34, who was pursuing a Diploma in General Nursing […]

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Private security guard killed in Mbale

admin | January 16, 2023

By Mike Sebalu Police in Mbale are investigating circumstances under which unknown assailants killed a security guard and took off with his rifle. The incident happened last evening in Mbale City where Ivan Wamoto, a private security guard with Jag Security was cut from the back by 3 unknown […]