Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After receiving their first ever representation in the General Assembly, the main decision making body of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, on Saturday, the female Muslims were filled with delight. According Sheikhat Radhiyyah Namakula, who has been leading the charge in Uganda to raise the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to promote good governance and accountability in local governments, the Office of the Prime Minister has launched a handbook titled; “Laws, policies and regulations on accountability, public resource management at the gender local government level in Northern Uganda.” The handbook was produced …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has tasked the Defense ministry to approve the request by religious institutions to construct places of worship in different military installations across the country. Speaking at a thanksgiving service at the National defense college in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances under which a Subaru driver rammed through the gate of the City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s home. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire, the accident happened on Saturday at around 7pm when a vehicle, …
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Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwenge District is to benefit from 16 Billion Shillings in infrastructure development under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID program. The money will be used to construct three roads which include Bwitankanja-Nsonosa 5.6 kilometers, Burambira-Mikamba-Bwitankanja 6.7 Kilometers and Mutwe-Kyamwera 7.4 Kilometers, construction of a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police with the help of Closed Circuit Television –CCTV cameras have arrested four suspects who have been on wanted lists for terrorizing city dwellers mostly during rush hours by using motorcycles to snatch their valuables. In the last two months, Katwe and Old Kampala Police …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Commissioner for Equity and Rights in the Ministry of Gender, Dr. Jane Nakyanzi Ekapu has urged Parliament to review the continuous sexual violence reports and take action. Dr. Nakyanzi was on Friday speaking during a seminar for Parliament staff on the 16 days …
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Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has launched the Revised National Policy on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), 2022. With the policy, any Ugandan born in 2022 can ask for a sign language interpreter during job interviews. The launch took place on Saturday at Kole district Headquarters as part of this …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders have explained the recently released data which showed that only a small number of them had driving permits and logbooks to prove eligibility to ride on the roads and the ownership of the motorcycles. The report released by the State Minister for …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All the 42 people who had been identified as contacts to the first confirmed Ebola case from Masaka district have been discharged from institutional quarantine after showing no symptoms of the deadly virus. These had been identified as Ebola suspects during the contact tracing process …
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