Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It has been a terrible Easter for an innocent woman and her family who are traumatized as a bullet police accidentally fired at her a week ago has eluded medical workers who cannot trace it, even after using X-ray equipment. Whereas, the bullet clearly …
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Rubaga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What is usually a colorful Easter Sunday celebration at Lubaga Cathedral was today characterized by somberness as the Archdiocese of Kampala mourned their bishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga who died yesterday. Dr Lwanga had been expected to lead the Mass today as the Lubaga …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Glowing tributes to Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga the now fallen Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese dominated the Easter sermons in Luwero Anglican and Kasana-Luwero Catholic Dioceses. Christians who flocked churches in Kasana-Luwero and Luwero diocese to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ were grief …
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Quarantine lifted for Easter, after Foot and Mouth Disease ravages dairy sector in Lyantonde Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The yearning for meat for residents of Lyantonde town council was fixed just in time for Easter celebrations by the district authorities who relaxed the Foot-and-Mouth-Disease on the weekend. Meat …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers destined for South Sudan have parked their trucks at Elegu border town in Amuru district to protest armed attacks on their colleagues. This comes a few days after South Sudanese authorities handed over the bodies of four Ugandan drivers who were shot dead …
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Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | A boy born last week on the Spanish island of Ibiza has become the first newborn in Spain with COVID-19 antibodies, after his mother received the vaccine in the third trimester of her pregnancy, according to local media reports. A sample from the baby’s umbilical …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen-year-old Loyce, a former secondary student in Mayuge district conceived during the lockdown last year. Scared and confused, Loyce decided to perform an abortion. Unfortunately, she developed sepsis and passed away seven days later. Her sister Mary Nabirye says that there was little they could …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A thunderbolt struck dead two sisters in Buzidolo village in Bulopa sub county in Kamuli district following a heavy downpour yesterday morning. The duo was identified as 25-year-old Deborah Nairuba and 30-year-old Veronica Babirye. The two were hit shortly after returning from the borehole where …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district leaders have resolved to form committees on each village to fight the rampant cattle thefts. According to district authorities, between 16 to 20 cows are stolen each day in Nakasongola and sold in Kampala city. The thieves raid kraals and steal the cattle …
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Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The incumbent Dokolo East County Member of Parliament, Samson Lokeris has petitioned Soroti High Court seeking to overturn the election of his rival, Emmanuel Komol in the just concluded elections. Through Alaka and Company Advocates, Lokeris wants High court to declare that Komol wasn’t validly …
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