Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police is stuck with 5,015 motorcycles impounded over criminality, violation of road safety and traffic regulations during the lockdown. Police have urged the public, especially those whose motorcycles were impounded during lockdown to pick them up with documents or prepare answers to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has strongly advised traders operating along the Uganda-Rwanda border to comply with Rwandan government rules. The warning comes at a time when Rwanda has fully re-opened its land borders with Uganda. The Rwandan authorities partially reopened the border on January 31st, 2022 …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan-based Spanish journalist Sadurni Carrasco Sumaya,39, has died in a motor accident at Chopelwo valley along Kampala – Gulu highway in Kiryandongo District. She was killed together with her Ugandan driver, Thomas Mugisha in the accident that occurred around 8:30 pm on Monday evening. Faridah Nampiiga, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first deputy prime minister and minister for East African affairs Rebecca Kadaga, has called upon relevant authorities to increase the number of female halls of residence at Makerere University. Kadaga made the call in Kasangati where women rights activists from Uganda and Kenya had …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kansai Plascon, Uganda’s paint company has contributed a sum of Shs20million to support Church of Uganda in reducing the debt it incurred during construction of Church House. The contribution was handed over to the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala Rt. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Beni Garrison Military Court has handed a death sentence to a man after pleading guilty to recruiting children into the ranks of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. Jonathan Kasereka Malamu, a resident of Eringeti in Beni territory, North Kivu Province appeared before the Beni …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has urged Ugandans to explore the many sight-seeing opportunities found within the country in order to boost domestic tourism. Minister Kasaija said that Uganda has many unexploited tourism attractions and beautiful sceneries that locals and people from other parts …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and Shillings 34 million stolen in separate robberies at two pump fuel stations in Wakiso district. The deceased person has been identified as Victor Natumanya, a pump attendant at Ideal Energy petrol station found in Bulenga, Wakiso district. Luke Owoyesigyire, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two soldiers are in custody in connection to the shooting at Gulu Central High School leading to the death of Gabriel Rwotomiya, a senior three student. Rwotomiya was hit by a stray bullet on Sunday night when a combined team of UPDF soldiers and police …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has recommended a forensic audit of the services and supplies, management and financial transactions of Soroti Fruit Factory Limited. In August 2012, government represented by Uganda Development Corporation-UDC together with Korea International Cooperation Agency-KOICA entered into a memorandum …
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