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22:55
22:55

Three Killed In Buliisa House Fire mother 1

The deceased persons have been identified as Samuel Bieveni 2, Blessing Ayiyorwoth 7 and their mother identified as Irene Akutu 27, all residents of Kamagongoro village in Walukuba parish, Butiaba sub county in Buliisa district. The incident at around 10:30 p.m on Wednesday.
12:47
12:47

Thugs Steal Lightning Arresters From Biiso Health Center IV 1

A nurse at the health facility who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity explained that, it is not known how the thugs accessed the school to steal the lightning arresters yet the facility is fenced and have got askaris.
12:00
12:00

Buliisa Flood Victims Renew Calls for Compensation, Resettlement 4 3

In 2020, more than 3,500 families in Buliisa were displaced after floods submerged their homes and destroyed property worth millions of shillings at various landing sites.
17:04
17:04

Crocodile Mauls 15-Year-old Boy in Buliisa Lake Albert

According to reports, Byamani and three friends went to fetch water when a crocodile suddenly emerged from the lake and seized him. His friends rushed back home, screaming for help, and alerted residents about the crocodile attack on their friend.
11:46
11:46

Armed Thugs Rob UGX 2.5M from Businesswoman Armed Robbers 1

Musa Asaba, the LCIII Chairperson for the Butiaba sub-county, said that area residents are living in fear following the attack by the armed robbers. He urged security agencies to investigate the matter thoroughly and guarantee the safety of area residents.
14:41
14:41

Man Drowns in Lake Albert During Sunday Tour swimming 1

Musa Asaba, the Butiaba Town Council LCIII Chairperson, told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Monday morning that area residents were alerted when Twinamatsiko's friends failed to locate him while he was in the lake.
15:16
15:16

Stray Elephant Kills 75-year-old Man in Buliisa death 2

The deceased has been identified as Mogo Ungyera, a resident of Waiga village in Bugana Parish. He was attacked on Sunday evening when the elephant strayed from the Murchison Falls National Park into his tobacco Nursery Bed.
14:06
14:06

Robbers Break into Biiso Town Council Offices Thugs 1

Peter Oketch, the Biiso town Council LCIII Chairperson says the town council is yet to recruit a guard to guard their premises, so at the time the thugs raided the area, there was no one guarding the premises.
16:12
16:12

Two Wanted for Alleged Rape woman 1

Teogras Muhingo, the officer in charge of criminal investigations-OC CID at Biiso police station told URN in an interview that the suspects have since vanished from the village and the hunt is on for them.
14:44
14:44

Buliisa Flood Victims Renew Calls for Resettlement 2 3

The floods displaced thousands of people in Butiaba and Kigwera Sub counties and Butiaba town council in Buliisa district since March 2020.
14:57
14:57

Stray Elephants Invade Buliisa Villages garden crops 3 1

More than twenty elephants from Murchison falls national park strayed into Bugana, Kicoke, and Nganzi villages in Bugana sub-county on Wednesday night and destroyed several acres of cassava, maize, beans, sorghum, and banana plantations among others.
19:05
19:05

Buliisa Road Accident Claims Four Lives 1

Waaki village Chairperson Geofrey Okumu says the trailer failed to negotiate the sharp corner on the bridge due to overspeeding and swerved off the road, from where it rammed into a motorcycle killing the rider and another pedestrian.
13:02
13:02

22 Food Poisoning Victims in Buliisa Discharged patients

The patients that included 19 children and three adults were on Wednesday rushed to the health facility after they were served food suspected to have been laced with poison.
19:29
19:29

22 Hospitalized after Eating Toxic Food in Buliisa food poisoning

The patients including 19 children,2 women and a man whose particulars were not readily available by press time were rushed to the health facility on Wednesday night after they were served with food suspected to have been laced with poison.
14:38
14:38

Assailants Strangle Buliisa Man to Death murder

Musa Asaba, the LC III Chairperson of Butiaba town council told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that passersby found Derick’s lifeless body in a nearby bush in Boma cell at around 12 pm Wednesday and immediately informed the area leaders.
12:10
12:10

Lightning Bolt Kills One in Buliisa death

Businge was sleeping inside his grass thatched house during a heavy downpour when the lightning bolt struck and killed him on the spot. Denis Oyewa, the Biiso sub-county LC III Chairperson, says residents heard the deceased screaming for help after the lightning bolt and rushed to see what had happened only to find him lying dead.
12:10
12:10

Police Arrest Six Suspected Thugs

John Muwaule, the Buliisa District Police Commander-DPC, says that the suspects are in custody at Biiso police station and will appear in court soon for theft, robbery, and possession of stolen properties among others.
22:36
22:36

Buliisa Residents Petition UWA Over Rampant Invasion of Elephants from Murchison Falls National Park 1 3

In their petition dated August 17, 2022 addressed to UWA, the residents contend that they are being raided by wild animals like elephants and Buffaloes which destroy their crops and cause injuries to the community members.
07:19
07:19

Lightning Bolt Kills One Child, Injures Five Others in Buliisa Heavy Downpour 1

The deceased's father, Okecha told URN that he was out of Buliisa district when he recieved the saddening news about the death of his son. “It is unfortunate that I have lost my child who was killed by lightning. I put everything before God because currently, I’m speechless and out of the district”, said Okecha.
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