Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Muhammed Irumba, the Bunyoro-Tooro muslim regional kadhi has been impeached for alleged gross misconduct. Sheikh Irumba was impeached by the joint session committee of Bunyoro-Tooro muslim region on a string of accusations levelled against him by muslim leaders in the region. The Joint Session …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several aspirants who turned up for nomination for local council at the electoral commission offices in Ntinda left frustrated after they failed to get nominated. The aspirants who were over 1000 endured the whole day at the Kampala district electoral area in Ntinda only to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University authorities are making plans to have fundraising strategies that will see alumni and people with an attachment to the university donate towards the restoration of the burnt iconic Ivory Tower. When the building caught fire on Sunday, many people who associate with the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Stella Nyanzi, the Forum for Democratic –FDC party candidate for the Kampala Woman Parliament seat is out on bail. Dr. Nyanzi appeared before Busia Grade One Magistrate Kaibei Cherotich together with her political assistant Roy Rugumaya, Derrick Maate and Yusuf Yona both photographers on …
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Uganda airlines ready to resume regional flights Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine airlines are all set to resume business as soon as Uganda’s main airport at Entebbe resumes. These are Uganda Airlines, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania and Ethiopian Airlines. The Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has set dates for holding residual party primary elections. The elections will start on September 25th and run till October 3rd 2020 in constituencies where primary elections for parliamentary candidates were postponed. Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission chairperson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has acquitted former Bubulo West Member of Parliament Tonny Nsubuga Kipoi and five soldiers for offenses related to security. The soldiers are, Rogers Mweru Yunus Lemertga, Ifosiga Saidi Dodla, Cassim Adams Mawa, Sergeant Okeng James Shimali and Yusuf Kiisa. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP is overwhelmed with the number of members petitioning against its vetting process that selected party flag bearers. Mercy Walukamba, the chairperson of the party election management committee admitted that there are hundreds of complaints received from Kampala and Metropolitan areas alone. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State agencies overseeing infrastructure development have put the blame on the errant government officials and the procurement regime for the delays in implementing public infrastructure projects. This comes after Finance Minister Matia Kasaija challenged Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda to find ways of ensuring …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Community’s Secretary General Ambassador Liberat Mfumukeko has been sued over his recent press statement in which he accused lawyer Male Mabirizi of misusing the community’s emblem among other allegations. The secretary general has been sued by Mabirizi before the East African Court …
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