Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira Region Police have intercepted 20 illegal Eritrean immigrants, who were reportedly trafficked into Uganda from Kenya through the Busia border. The group consists of 12 adult males, two women, four girls, and two boys. They were intercepted at the Nile Bridge aboard a …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over a third of commercial sex workers in Gulu City are married and staying with their partners, a study conducted by Gulu and Lira Universities has revealed. The principal investigator of the research, Dr. Felix Bongomin, who is also a lecturer in the Faculty …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late Architect Henry William Ssentoogo has been hailed for having played a leading role in designing some of the iconic buildings in Kampala and Entebbe. Henry Ssentoogo died early this week at the age of 87. Architect Henry Ssentoogo was once the President …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police has named roads where you have high chances of being crashed by a drunk- driver in the Kampala metropolitan area. The Traffic Police have named Gaba road, Kiira road, Jinja road, Entebbe road, Kampala-Expressway and Northern Bypass as some of the most …
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Budapest, Hungary | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | The Commonwealth Games champion Victor Kiplangat was fastest in men’s marathon to secure Uganda’s second gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Kiplangat kept a strong momentum in the last stage to clinch the men’s marathon title in 2:08:53 at the World …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on a House committee have accused Nakasongola District leaders of conniving with officials from the finance ministry of inflating budgets, thereby causing funds to be returned to the Consolidated Fund. The district leaders were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee- Local Government on Thursday, …
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Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farouk Magumba, a resident of Idudi A cell, in Idudi town council, in Bugweri district, was on Thursday night killed during a lightening strike. It is reported that lightening struck Magumba’s bedroom, torching it instantly. Residents attempted to rescue him, but the flame had already …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butambala County MP, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been granted leave of the House to introduce an amendment to the Public Finance Management Act 2015, which mainly proposes to have all supplementary expenditure have prior Parliament approval. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa put the motion to …
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Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 3rd division deputy commander, Brig. Gen Felix Busizoori has said that they are sealing off the district of Amudat and never to allow the Pokot pastoralists to cross to other districts until they embrace peace. Joint security forces in the Karamoja sub region …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Boxing Federation and the National Olympic Committee have disagreed over the allocation of slots for boxers who will take part in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers. The disagreement comes a few days after the Uganda Olympic Committee released a list of nine …
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