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MASINDI POLICE HAND OVER CONTROVERSIAL SUGAR CANE WEIGHBRIDGES

MASINDI POLICE HAND OVER CONTROVERSIAL SUGAR CANE WEIGHBRIDGES

Post Views: 1 Exif_JPEG_420 By Moses AndamaIn Masindi—- Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero District, a move local leaders and community mobilizers say marks a significant step in the fight against rampant sugarcane theft. The weighbridges were handed over on Friday by Masindi …

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Masindi: police hands back confiscated sugarcane weighbridges

Masindi police hands back confiscated sugarcane weighbridges

Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move local leaders and community mobilizers say marks a significant step in the fight against rampant sugarcane theft. The weighbridges were handed over on Friday by Masindi district police commander Pensive Tukasiima following directives from Uganda …

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Take Them Back! IGP Rescinds Earlier Directive, Orders Return Of Confiscated Farmers’ Weighbridges Amid Escalating Sugar War

Take Them Back! IGP Rescinds Earlier Directive, Orders Return Of Confiscated Farmers’ Weighbridges Amid Escalating Sugar War

Viewers: 20,001 By Spy Uganda The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba, has officially rescinded earlier directives that had led to the removal and confiscation of roadside weighbridges belonging to sugarcane farmers and private operators in Masindi District, signaling yet another dramatic twist in the long-running and politically charged sugar industry war. In a letter dated May 28, …

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BUNYORO SUGARCANE UNION SUE GOVERNMENT OVER CLOSURE OF WEIGHBRIDGES

BUNYORO SUGARCANE UNION SUE GOVERNMENT OVER CLOSURE OF WEIGHBRIDGES

Post Views: 12 By Andama MosesIn Bunyorowww.mknewslink.com—–The High Court in Masindi has fixed February 26, 2026, to begin hearing a case in which the Bunyoro Sugarcane Cooperative Union is seeking to restore roadside weighbridges that government shut down over allegations that they were fueling widespread sugarcane theft. The union filed Civil Suit No. 0002 of 2026 challenging the closure …

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