Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Satirical novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has finally been released. Kakwenza who is facing charges of offensive communication was re-arrested from Kitalya prison on Wednesday shortly after Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate, Douglas Singiza granted him bail. It was not clear why he was re-arrested. However, his …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has pleaded with the president to intervene in the affairs of the embattled Uganda Land Commission-ULC chairperson, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki. According to Nabbanja, Byenkya is innocent and is being fought by some powerful individuals in the government who want to …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven schools in Mukono and Buikwe districts have received Ecological Sanitation-Eco-san toilets, thanks to Cape of Good Hope, a non government organization operating in both local governments. Cape of Good Hope is financed by Saluganda-Elkartea from Spain, whose major role is promoting public health. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Health wants Parliament to reverse its decision to trim off Shs113.14 billion from the health sector budget saying it will affect key interventions. The committee led by the chairperson Dr Charles Ayume, was on Tuesday, 25 January 2022 appearing before the Budget …
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Agility unit will provide upstream camp support for Total Energies’ Tilenga project Dubai, United Arab Emirates | THE INDEPENDENT | GCC Services, a leader in integrated remote site services, has been selected by international engineering and construction giant McDermott to provide camp services for the Tilenga Project Upstream Facilities in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines is struggling to replace mineral sample collections plundered from its museum by insurgents in the early 1980s. In the 1980s, the facility shelved over 35 mineral samples that included iron ore, copper, uranium, gold, and different rock samples …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private sponsored students at Makerere University on Tuesday flocked the Senate building after they failed to download their provisional admission letters. On Monday, the university announced the release of admission letters and issued guidelines to private sponsored students to access their copies online, while government-sponsored …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lying on the floor in the corridor of the Uganda Cancer Institute, Resty Nakabito writhes in pain with a drip attached to her wrist. She lies still as she stares up in the air. She is sleeping on a mattress provided by the hospital in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 930 billion Shillings is available for possible lending as cheap long-term capital for small and medium enterprises from the Collective Investment Schemes, CIS, according to the Capital Market Authority. This is the value of the assets under management, which have grown from just …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday commissioned three critical oil roads in Bunyoro sub-region. The roads include the 111km Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko road and the 235km Kigumba-Masindi-Buliima-Hoima-Kabwoya road that was constructed at a cost of 356 Billion Shillings. The contract for the construction was awarded to Chongquing International …
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