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Over 1,000 Amuru civil servants commute to work from Gulu

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local residents of Amuru are concerned over late reporting to work and wastage of resources by civil servants who still commute from Gulu for work. Amuru district was carved out of Gulu in 2006, 14 years ago. The district with over 1,200 civil servants …

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Mukono district kadhi in trouble for breaking into Imam’s office

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Sazir Lumala, the Mukono district kadhi is in trouble for forcefully breaking into the Imam’s office at Taqwa mosque in Mukono town. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson says police intervened after Muslims accused Sheikh Lumala of forcefully breaking into the Imam’s …

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MPs ask gov’t to resolve Uganda-Kenya milk row

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked the government to comprehensively resolve the Uganda-Kenya impasse regarding milk exports. Although the Kenya-Uganda milk war came to light in 2010, after Kenya blocked milk from Uganda, it reached a climax in December last year when Kenya slapped a …

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UPC already preparing for virtual campaigns – Akena

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party President Jimmy Akena says that they are ready to participate in the 2021 general election despite several challenges posed by the revised roadmap recently issued by the Electoral Commission (EC). UPC becomes the first Opposition political party to …

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Returnees protest extra days in quarantine

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Ugandans who have just returned into the country from overseas are protesting spending more than 14 days in institutional quarantine. A total of 804 Ugandans and legal residents have returned from Afghanistan, India, Southern Africa, Ireland and the United Kingdom among …

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KCCA issues guidelines for reopening of arcades

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has issued guidelines to arcade owners before the business centres can be reopened. The arcades were among the places closed during the lockdown in March as a measure to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The guidelines issued …

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Wakiso district leaders disagree on delayed city status

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district chairman Matia Lwanga Bwanika has expressed reservations on the omission of Wakiso from the list of administrative units which attained city status this financial year. Wakiso was among the new areas approved for elevation to attain city status. However, the operationalization of …

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