Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 3,000 cargo trucks have been parked in Elegu township, Amuru district following travel suspension by truck drivers protesting ambushes along Nimule-Juba highway in South Sudan. The truckers’ strike started on 23 August 2021, in response to the resurgence of brutal killings of foreign …
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Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union-EU delegation in Uganda has started a five-day development mission in Karamoja sub-region, the mission head Ambassador Attilio Pacifici has revealed. The nine EU ambassadors arrived in the sub-region on Monday evening and addressed journalists at Kidepo National Park where they revealed that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Solicitor General Francis Atoke has advised government not to disclose contents of the documents related to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project to third parties because they contain confidential information. The Solicitor General reveals this in his advice dated August 4th, 2021, to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 54,750 Ugandans have been vaccinated against yellow fever in the twelve day exercise organized by the National Medical Stores-NMS. NMS commenced its annual mass vaccination drive at Mayor’s garden, Entebbe municipality on August 19. The exercise ended yesterday, August 30. During the exercise, our …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of education tabled seven strategies as proposals for the safe reopening of schools during a virtual meeting that attracted several stakeholders. The stakeholders that included school proprietors, education umbrella organizations, and international school representatives all agreed on the strategies that were presented. Among …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If government security agencies managed largely to pacify Somalia, deploy in Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic among other countries, why is it taking long to decisively deal with bijambiya (machete) murders in greater Masaka region? Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Busia municipal residents fled their homes on Monday morning during the crackdown on illegal power consumers. It all started after a team of Umeme officials backed by the police stormed Arubaine, Marachi A, Mbale Kidogo Sofia, Madibira, Nangwe shops, Solo A and Solo …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested individuals. At least 26 people have been killed using machetes, clubs and other blunt objects in Masaka city and Lwengo district since July 21. While …
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Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Amudat Resident District Commissioner William Bwatum, and LC V chairperson Joseph Lobot were shocked last week after learning that some civil servants had impersonated journalists to benefit from the Emyooga program. Information about the ghost journalist’s Sacco came to the fore three days before …
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Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 38-year-old man in Kwania district who has been in hiding after killing his wife has been found dead. Kenneth Opong, a resident of Adaglako cell in Ayabi ward, Ayabi town council reportedly stabbed his wife Beatrice Kia, 26, after a domestic misunderstanding. According to …
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