Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive greater protection online than human beings do, according to the United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA, the women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence. The concern was raised at the launch of a new campaign to help shield women’s bodies and minds from cyber violence. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Magistrates have been cautioned to desist from being arrogant to litigants if the effective dispensation of justice is to be made. The caution was made on Thursday evening by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo while presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region is investigating circumstances under which two men were last night killed and dumped at different points within Wanyama Cell, in Northern division of Jinja city. The bodies were spotted by residents who were heading for work on Friday morning. Both …
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Bunia, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo have applauded Uganda Peoples Defense forces-UPDF for raiding Allied Democratic forces-ADF camps in Eastern DRC. The UPDF, in a joint operation with DRC forces, launched a series of strikes against the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF militants in neighbouring …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government – IG has given Mbarara City North legislator Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari up to December 6, 2021, to submit relevant documents regarding Uganda Railway Corporation land transactions at Nsambya. Rukaari is one of the beneficiaries of the 57 acres of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-one Regional Police Commanders-RPCs have completed two months of leadership and command training aimed at retooling top police bosses amidst terror threats in the country. The graduates were part of the command and institutional leadership course intake 002/2021, which started on October 11th, 2021. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Comedy Store Uganda has a new segment titled ‘The Chill’ where a panel of comedians will be tackling current affairs but this time with a good dose of humour, its proprietor Alex Muhangi said on Nov.30. Muhangi will host a set of celebrities, mostly comedians, …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10 people have reportedly died of a strange disease within just two weeks at Kijjonjo village in Kasasa sub-county, Kyotera District. Denis Muyunga, the area LCIII Chairman, says that the residents first developed symptoms such as nausea, severe fever, vomiting, chest pain, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security have up to December 6th, 2021 to produce the widows of the late Sheikh Abas Muhammad Kirevu before High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana. “…. take notice that you are required to have the bodies of Nabadda, Nakachwa and Najjuuko produced in the said court …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Gen. Mugisha Muntu has implored the Ugandan army operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DR Congo to focus on the operation. Muntu, a former long-serving chief of the country’s defense forces, urged the UPDF to avoid …
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