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Fisheries Protection Unit destroys 1500 illegal fishnets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit has destroyed 1500 illegal fishing nets that were impounded from different wholesale shops in Jinja district. The nets were confiscated between September 2019 and January 2020. They comprised of both monofilaments and cast nets and were …

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Serere clergy ask government to step up security

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The clergy in Serere district has urged the government to step up security in the district. They are concerned with the number of murder cases which have caused panic in the community, despite the presence of several security agencies in the district. The clergy’s …

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Makerere secures 15,000 graduation gowns

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Makerere University has secured 15,000 graduation gowns for the 70th graduation ceremony. Addressing the students on the first of the four days of graduation held on Tuesday, the Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University Prof Barnabas Nawangwe said that the university was able to procure all …

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Tree planting campaign launched in Moroto

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Moroto Municipal Council and district authorities have embarked on massive tree planting campaign. The campaign is spearheaded by the forestry department with support from National Forest Authority-NFA and local partners. Simon Ngorok, the Municipal forest officer says that the municipal council intends to plant …

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Joseph N. Biribonwa appointed NIRA board chairperson

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Cabinet has approved the appointment of Joseph N. Biribonwa as the new chairperson of the governing board of the National Identification and Registration Authority(NIRA). The government agency is mandated with the registration of births and deaths in the country as well as developing a …

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URA: Abolish OTT, tax mobile data

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General Doris Akol has called for the amendment, and in other cases abolition of several tax laws, including the OTT (Over-the-top media service). She has also called for an amendment of the Tax Procedure Act to allow for installment …

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Kitaka gets 6 month’s extension as KCCA Ag. ED

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | President, Yoweri Museveni has extended the tenure of Engineer Andrew Kitaka, the Acting Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA for six more  months. In a January 10th, 2020 letter to Kitaka, the Public Service Ministry Permanent Secretary, Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire, the president makes three directives. …

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MP Theodore Ssekikubo released on bail

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Lwemiyaga county Member of Parliament Theodore Ssekikubo has been granted bail. Ssekikubo has been in custody since Friday last week on offences of inciting violence and illegal possession of a gun. Masaka Chief Magistrate Deogratius Ssejjemba released Ssekikubo on a noncash bail of 10 million …

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Sub county chief arrested over alleged embezzlement of UGX 42.5m

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Nyamweru sub-county chief Vivian Kwesiga has been arrested for allegedly embezzling 45 million shillings.  He was arrested on Monday at the sub county headquarters where he had gone to hand over office to his successor, Elias Tumukuratiire.  Kwesiga is accused of failing to account …

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Man barricades himself inside house, torches It

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A man in Kamwokya Church Zone, a Kampala suburb barricaded himself in his rented room on Monday evening and torched to protest the infidelity by his wife. The man only identified as Juma told residents after being rescued from the burning house that he caught …

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