Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members from the same family have perished and two others sustained injuries following an accident that occurred along Mbale-Tororo Road. The accident that happened on Saturday morning at river Manafwa bridge was caused by an over speeding Tata Truck Registration Number UAR 536R …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations agencies in Uganda will only give priority to local products when purchasing for humanitarian aid, if the price is competitive enough. The office of the UN food aid agency in Uganda says most of the aid comes with conditions on what …
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Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Four of the six East African Community (EAC) countries now have fully operational Trade Information Portals, TIPs, following the launch of another by Tanzania. Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda already have operational portals, while the Burundi TIP is still under development and is expected to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has initiated a process to track and name schools that concealed COVID-19 which later saw a surge of cases in schools. The initiative according to Alex Kakooza, the permanent secretary Ministry of Education, is part of their efforts to prepare …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government through the ministry of education has embarked on registering teachers from private schools and institutions for future planning for the sector. According to Ismael Mulindwa, the director basic and secondary education in the ministry said they have been lacking data for teachers of …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will start re-testing all labour export workers a day before they depart the country. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the health ministry, says the move stems from the number of migrant workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Presidency Babirye Milly Babalanda has identified gaps in the intelligence institutions that she hopes to address as the new line Minister. Babalanda officially took over office on Thursday from former Minister for Presidency Esther Mbayo in a function graced by second …
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Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former ICT minister, Aggrey Awori has this afternoon been laid to rest in his country home, located in Kibimba village in Buwuni town council in Bugiri district. Awori who succumbed to COVID-19 died on July 5th at the age of 82 years. Nafuna Awori, …
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Monaco, France | THE INDEPENDENT | World 800m champion Halimah Nakaayi has set a new national record at Friday’s 2021 Herculis Wanda Diamond League in Monaco. Although Nakaayi finished in 7th place, she posted a personal best time and national record of 1:58:03 in the race that was won by Britain’s …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A leader of a rebel group that attacked UPDF detach in Zombo last year has been evacuated to Kampala after contracting COVID-19. Colonel Malik Atocho, the alleged commander of the attack on the UPDF barracks in Zombo in March 2020 that left four Soldiers …
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