Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sand mining pit has collapsed burying two men in Kamuganguzi sub county in Kabale district. Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson has identified the deceased as Edwin Niwagaba, 30, and Simon Arinaitwe, 24, residents of Nyakyonga and Rukaranga villages in Kamuganguzi sub county …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has said that the 2021 polls were the most violent the country has witnessed. On Wednesday, top officials from the party were appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights that is probing violence in the 2021 elections. The leaders reiterated calls …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu Grade One Magistrate Christine Turibamwe has remanded the Gulu University Dean of Students over theft. Christopher Mwetwage Mpora, 49, was charged with three counts of theft, forgery and uttering a false document. Court heard that on June 15, 2020, at Centenary Bank in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP president, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine spent between Shillings 7 and 10 million per day during his presidential election campaigns. The party Secretary-General David Lewis Rubongoya told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that the money covered the basic needs of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 300 or more people are seeking a certificate of good conduct daily from the National Central Bureau commonly known as Interpol –Uganda. Charles Birungi, the acting Director Interpol, says that on average they attend to 300 people mostly female seeking to be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has issued an interim order staying the execution of the Constitutional Court decision arising from the late Bob Kasango’s petition. The Constitutional Court Justices led by Justice Kenneth Kakuru on March 18 2021 unanimously ordered that a serving Judge should resign …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Ministry has been faulted for failing to kick-start a $25million World Bank funded project for four years despite the disbursement of funds. The five-year Albertine Region Sustainability Development Project III was designed to upgrade two technical Institutions; the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Masaka district is on the spot for allegedly starving suspects while under detention. In a petition to the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, a social rights activist Joseph Kasirye wants the MPs to probe into reports of violation of suspects rights while …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that the continued curfew restriction has an impact on the country’s economy especially the tourism industry. Kadaga reiterated her previous calls for the government to review the situation saying that the country’s tourism sector is under threat …
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Health Insurance Bill ✳ A 1% deduction on salaries of the employed ✳ Those in informal sector to pay sh100,000 annually ✳ The approved Bill, now an Act of Parliament awaits assent by president Yoweri Museveni. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the National Health Insurance Bill. The …
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