Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ambassador to Sudan James William Kinobe has blamed the National Resistance Movement loss in Luwero district on poor service delivery and internal conflicts among party leaders. Luwero District has been a haven for National Resistance Movement candidates and President Yoweri Museveni since 1981-1986 when …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Although military officers were posted in police to help strengthen its management, the Human Resource directorate that they took over is yet to to handle the matter many officers have been anxiously waiting for – promotions. It is exactly fiver years since officers were last …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has today questioned State House’s competence to supervise scientists spearheading the production of an anti-tick vaccine which has so far cost the tax payer 2.9 billion Shillings. This follows a supplementary budget request by State House of 2.27 billion Shillings towards the …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director Traffic and Road Safety Lawrence Nuwabiine is in Kasese District to investigate Tuesday’s accident that claimed the lives of ten people. The accident which occurred between Rughendabara and Hima town council at Kihogo, along the Fort Portal-Kasese Highway involved five cars. The spot …
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Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement Party–NRM has dominated the LCIII seats in West Acholi Districts in the just concluded LCIII elections. In 48 Sub Counties and Town Councils in the districts Amuru, Nwoya, Omoro and Gulu, NRM took 24 seats while independent candidates scooped 12 seats. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty five Ugandan start-ups will each get a budget boost of over sh140million to enable them refine and complete their innovations. The 45 were picked by the selectors – The National ICT Initiatives Support Program (NIISP) – as having the best chance of hitting …
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✳ Business activity declines in January – first time in seven months in Uganda ✳ New orders and employment fall ✳ Companies still optimistic regarding 12 months outlook Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business conditions deteriorated for the first time in seven months for the Ugandan private sector in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, has said although his Commission was fully in charge of organizing last month’s elections, he had no power to intervene when campaign agents of National Unity Platform-NUP former presidential candidates were arrested. In his response to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council of Sports has flagged off the Uganda National Basketball team, the Silverbacks to Monastir, Tunisia for the second FIBA Afro Basket 2021 qualifiers. The qualifiers have been scheduled for February 19-21, 2021. The team under the management of assistant coach Mande Juruni …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu Diocese His Grace John Baptist Odama has asked the clergy and Christians in Arua Diocese to reconcile and ask for forgiveness. Odama made the call on Thursday at the burial of late Rev. Fr. Cyril Adiga Nakari at Otumbari Catholic Parish …
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