Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sylvia Damalie Owori, the Deputy Director of Operation Wealth Creation-OWC is embroiled in several land disputes with more than 15 families in Tororo municipality. The families accuse Owori of using her security connections in her attempt to displace them from their homes. One of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is to provide over 353 billion shillings ($95.25 million) for the transportation of fuel to Uganda through Lake Victoria. According to a statement from Africa Investment Corporation (AFC), part of the money will be used to construct two barges …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, the president of the National Unity Platform-NUP party has announced a nationwide tour starting next week to open his party offices and mobilize support. Speaking to the media in Kampala Wednesday, Kyagulanyi said unlike Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MoGLSD) wants each corporate organisation, particularly the media, to have inter-gender mainstreaming policies to deal with sexual and gender-based violations. This follows a study done in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania in the period 2016 to 2021, that …
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Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy pupils of Pallisa Girls Primary School in Pallisa district are counting losses following an inferno that razed down the bus they were traveling on. The pupils with their teachers were returning from a music festival held in the Serere district. They were traveling by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated a consignment of L- coffee, which was being imported into the country as a nutritional supplement. While the sachet of L-Coffee shows that it’s a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans and that it’s an energy …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2023 which now allows the licenced farming and use of marijuana strictly for medical use, and sets harsh penalties for a multitude of offences related to substances abuse. The 94-clauses Bill was passed on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will foot the medical bills of Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe Division North) once his documents are in order with the Uganda Medical Board. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, made the commitment during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 22 August 2023 following social media concerns …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The city of Jinja has partnered with the organisers of the Nyege Nyege Festival to capitalize on business opportunities for the city’s residents and businesses. As a result, the festival will be held in Jinja from the 9th – 12th of November at four conjoined …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers were shot dead and another injured by suspected cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit district while tracking stolen cattle on Monday evening. The incident occurred at 8 pm around Molunyangai Hill within the Pian Upe Game Reserve. Armed Pokot …
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