Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 people were arrested on the second day of the presidential nomination exercise in Kampala Metropolitan area. A senior police officer at Kampala Central Police Stations -CPS who was part of the incident records team said by 3pm, police had recorded 49 suspects …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ulrich Meyer, a Swedish National in Lira city has accepted to meet the burial expenses and pay blood money for knocking dead a primary school teacher. Meyer’s vehicle knocked dead Jimmy Odongo, a teacher at Rima Nursery and Primary School on Friday last week …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal tourism city council has directed all vendors along River Mpanga to return to the market or risk forceful eviction. According to the city clerk Innocent Ahimbisibwe, they have noticed that vendors are leaving the market stalls empty and resorting to selling their merchandise …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Hospital has increased the Covid-19 testing fees to 200,000 Shillings. Previously, the hospital was charging 100,000 Shillings for each test. However, the hospital management says they were forced to increase the cost of testing after support from the development partners was halted. Prof …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Today Joseph Kasirye would be 24 years old. But he will never be. It has taken 12 years to quest for justice for 12-year old Joseph Kasirye who was cruelly slaughtered in a witchdoctor’s shrine in Masaka. Finally, all the legal arguments are done and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people have been injured in clashes between security officers and supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP party president Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. The ugly scenes preceded the nomination of Kyagulanyi who was forced out of his vehicle by military police at Kyambogo. He …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabuleta has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 elections. Joseph Kabuleta has vowed to use God’s power to bring political and economic change in this country following their successful nomination. Kabuleta blamed Ugandans who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Female presidential candidate Nancy Kalembe has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest in the 2021 elections. Nancy Kalembe had initially been dismissed by the Electoral Commission yesterday over failure to provide proof of payment of 20M nomination fees. Share on: WhatsApp
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district will lose over 2000 acres of forest cover in Itirikwa sub county to give way for the establishment of a commercial farm for refugees by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-UNHCR. Deputy Prime Minister General Moses Ali, the National Forestry Authority …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent candidate Fred Mwesigye has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest in the 2021 general elections. Mwesgye says he intends to rally all God-fearing Ugandans in whatever religions they are, to have trust in God and vote for him to unseat …
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