Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 500 casual labourers at Nyamuliro Wolfram Mines in Kaara parish, Muko Sub County Rubanda district on Friday staged a demonstration protesting the closure of KI3R Minerals International Limited. KI3R Minerals International Limited which took over the mines from Krone Uganda Limited in 2016, closed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two witnesses have pinned a businesswoman, Gonhill Nakaweesa for defrauding over 300 million shillings from job seekers. Nakaweesa 25, is facing 26 counts of obtaining money by false pretence claiming that she would get job seekers lucrative jobs in Dubai. On Friday, prosecution led by …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The envisaged child care centre at Gulu Main Market has failed to operate four years after the facility was commissioned. The centre is meant to host children below school going age who are not allowed to spend longer hours with their parents in the market. …
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Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The territorial police in Busoga East Region -Bugiri – has held four men, first suspects in the case of the murder of Sheikh Mutumba Masudi, 60. Sheikh Mutumba was the Imam of Iwemba Mosque who was shot dead Friday at his home in Busimba …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has rejected findings and recommendations of the Parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that people who benefited from the SH 6 billion presidential oil handshake refund the money. The committee, which was led by Bugweri legislator …
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Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police Friday night set up roadblocks in Bugiri area after unknown assassins gunned down Sheikh Masoud Mutumba, the Imam of Iwemba mosque in Bugiri district. Busoga East police spokesperson James Mubi says that a team of detectives has been dispatched at the deceased’s home …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with Disabilities in Lira district have tasked the Electoral Commission to employ sign language interpreters during the electoral processes. They argue that persons with hearing impairments find difficulties to participate in electoral processes especially during campaigns and voting. Mathew Omara Okello, the chairperson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several subsistence farmers in Busiro North Constituency in Wakiso districts are gearing towards joining efforts to grow sweet potatoes to satisfy the growing demand for livestock products and to raise incomes by generating additional value-added through processing. Busiro North which includes sub counties of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former State Minister of Health in charge of general duties Sarah Achieng Opendi has received an accolade at the World Health and Wellness Congress in Mumbai. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network on Saturday, State Minister of Mineral Development Opendi said the award came …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has started the second phase of relocating the landslide victims in Bugisu sub-region. The affected people are being drawn from the districts of Bududa, Namisindwa, Bulambuli, Manafwa and Sironko. Resettlement of people living in high-risk areas of Mount Elgon region to Bunambutye sub …
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