Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has set ablaze more than 1000 illegal fishing boats and over 500 monofilament nets impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert. The illegal fishing gear was impounded during various operations in Kikuube, Kagadi and Ntoroko districts under the Commander of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize farmers have blamed the government for the current trade standoff between Uganda and the export markets, over alleged poor quality. The farmers say that the government has either mishandled or neglected its mandate in the value chain, which has seen the food production, processing …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A motor vehicle mechanic attached to Nile Plywoods factory in Jinja city has died while repairing a truck registration number; UAG 313P in the factory premises. Twenty-four-year-old Dennis Nviri met his death around 1 pm on Sunday afternoon while oiling the truck, which ran him …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not retaliate against Kenya over the ongoing trade wars, president, Yoweri Museveni has said. He dismissed the calls for retaliation in his televised address on Sunday evening, saying it does not offer a long-lasting solution to the problem. His remarks come at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has rallied Ugandans to protest peacefully, saying it is their constitutional right. Kyagulanyi who addressed a press conference on Facebook viewed by at least 23,000 people on Sunday evening said that although they had gone …
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Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPEDNENT | The World Health Organization, the vaccines alliance GAVI and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations CEPI have launched one of the most ambitious inoculation delivery plan in history, dubbed COVAX. The plan is to ensure the poorer countries in the world are all able to receive …
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Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted a house in Kiryandongo district killing three minors. The incident occurred at around 8:30pm on Saturday night in Panyadoli B cell of Bweyale town council in Kiryandongo district. Police have since identified the deceased minors as Omira Mugema 5, James Ali 4 …
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Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A National Unity Platform-NUP victim who was abducted by non-uniformed masked gunmen has lauded his assailants for not torturing him contrary to his family and the public assumption that he may have been tortured to death. Abdu Rashid Nkinga who was abducted together with eight …
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Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luuka district is investigating circumstances under which 50 year old Tom Kilema was hacked to death during the night of Saturday. Kilema, a resident of Kirimwa A village in Bukooma sub county, Luuka district was hacked to death by unknown assailants who reportedly …
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John Katumba says he was brutalized by police and the army as he tried to reach out to the population during the presidential campaigns Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former independent presidential candidate John Katumba says he is in pain stemming from the extensive torture and beating he underwent at …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
