Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists, entrepreneurs, institutional leaders and students from Africa and beyond are meeting in Kigali, Rwanda and online for the second continental African Plant Breeders Association Conference (APBAConf2021). The week’s long conference is expected to end on Oct.29. Guided by the theme, “Accelerating Genetic Gains in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s joint security agencies have described the Monday afternoon explosion inside Swift Bus as a suicide mission conducted by Isaac Matovu, the only person who died in the incident. The suspected suicide bomber Matovu, a 23 year old from Kireka has been on Police’s …
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Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Policemen at Amolatar police station last evening witnessed a rare event of their boss and senior citizen being arrested over the defilement of a minor. ASP Maxman Okello Ochan who is soon retiring and clocking 60 years of age, has made history by being booked …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Intended beneficiaries of the pilot Parish Community Association-PCA development project in Jinja district have expressed dissatisfaction over delayed release of funds for the project. PCA is a revolving fund of 30 million Shillings managed under the Office of the Prime Minister-OPM, which is rolled out …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people died on Monday afternoon while 13 others were left critically injured after a taxi they were travelling in overturned along Gulu-Kitgum highway. The incident involving a taxi registration number UBJ 164A, happened at around 2pm, about five kilometers from Laguti trading center in …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bududa district are holding two job seekers over forgery. The two, Micheal Wamula Wamanga and Julius Wafula, were on Monday arrested from Bududa Service Commission after a tip by the service commission officials. It was alleged that the two presented themselves for interviews …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people including a UPDF soldier are nursing bullet injuries sustained during a fire exchange between the army and armed South Sudanese cattle rustlers in Madi Opei sub county, Lamwo district on Monday. The civilian casualty has been identified as Peter Abac, a resident of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers and health rights activists are calling upon government to put a stop to the illegal vaccine mandates that are being introduced at several organisations across the country. As a means to stop the spread of Covid-19, some government offices like the ministry of health, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s total debt stock grew to 67.4 trillion Shillings by the end of the financial year 2020/21 in June, according to the Bank of Uganda. This shows a debt to GDP ratio of 45.5 percent, in contrast to earlier estimates of almost 50 percent, which …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commander Land Forces Lt. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says the UPDF will keep beefing up security in Karamoja sub region by deploying more forces in each of the nine districts ahead of a forceful disarmament next month. Gen. Muhoozi says the Ministry of Defence has …
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