Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have raided a mobile money agent and an electronics shop in Kakumiro district making off with 30 smartphones and an unspecified amount of money. The thugs stormed the shop in Mwitanzige trading center in Mwitanzige sub-county at around 9 pm. The gunmen …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade I Magistrate in the Anti-Corruption Court, Albert Asiimwe has warned John Bosco Sentamu, the senior settlement commandant office of the Prime Minister at Nakivale refugee settlement camp against threatening state witnesses. Sentamu, Bruno Asiimwe, the assistant settlement commandant office of the Prime Minister …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiira region has heightened security after leaflets were dropped in different parts of Jinja city and district. Security personnel have intensified both foot and motorized patrols in the different suburbs within the Kiira region, to beef up the already existing efforts of village …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 283 youth have been shortlisted for the recruitment exercise for Local Defense Personnel in the West Acholi sub-region. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently announced the recruitment of another batch of 10,000 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel countrywide. The recruitment targeted youths from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management will divert the would-be donations for the restoration of the iconic Ivory tower to renovations ahead of centennial celebrations. Established in 1922, Makerere University will celebrate 100 years of existence in 2022 as the oldest institution of higher learning in Uganda. In …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of teachers convened at Covid-19 vaccination centres in Lira as the exercise kicked off on Monday. The vaccination exercise which was supposed to start last week was delayed to enable the authorities to mobilize for the exercise. Two schools; Lira Primary School and Ayago …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an election petition filed against Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya on grounds that he was not effectively served by his rival Sulaiman Kidandala. Kidandala’s lawyers of Alaka and Company Advocates filed the petition against the legislator accusing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors treating cancer patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) have expressed concern over the high number of patients using herbal medicine concurrently with their prescribed conventional medicine or chemotherapy. The doctors who were sharing experiences in how to efficiently handle the different kinds of …
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Coffee nursery bed operators accuse UCDA staff of extortion Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supply and distribution of coffee seedlings in Kasese district has been halted following protests from local nursery bed operators against the conduct of Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA Kasese field office staff. The already existing supply contracts …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers have started a five days door to door cholera vaccination exercise in the 24 villages of Busia municipality. Busia municipality received a total of 71,150 doses of oral cholera vaccines that are administered to people aged one year and above. The vaccination exercise …
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