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SCHOOL DROPOUT: Parents launch campaign to trace young victims

OYAM , UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) executive of Amwa Demonstration Primary School in Oyam District has launched a door-to-door campaign to trace and reintegrate pupils who have abandoned school. The campaign follows a sudden drop in enrollment from 1,756 pupils in Term One …

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TotalEnergies awards nursing scholarships to 100 students in Gulu

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies E&P Uganda has awarded full scholarships to 100 students to pursue nursing and midwifery studies at St. Mary’s Nursing School in Lacor, Gulu. The beneficiaries were drawn from six districts within the Albertine Graben that are affected by oil and gas activities, namely …

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Museveni launches upgrade of key road linking central and northern Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua |  Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has launched the upgrade of an 87.6-kilometer road, including the construction of a ferry and bridge landing site, in Kayunga District in central Uganda. Museveni, accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong, flagged off the two-year construction of the Kayunga-Bbaale-Galiraya …

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Uganda names 19 athletes for African Junior Athletics Championships

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has named a contingent of 19 athletes and seven officials to represent the country at the 4th edition of the CAA African U18 and U20 Athletics Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The selected team comprises top performers from national trials held …

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IGG urges Ugandans to unmask corruption, report suspicious wealth

IGG KAMYA: Africa loses approximately $140 billion per year to corruption. Of that, $2.7 billion, or about 10 trillion shillings, is lost from Uganda annually. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Kamya Turwomwe on Friday urged Ugandans to actively report suspicious wealth and corrupt syndicates, …

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National Peasants Party unveils leadership

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Peasants’ Party (NPP), has officially launched and unveiled its leadership team. Although founded in 2004 by Hajj Elias Wamala Ssegujja and others, NPP has been one of the dormant political parties for several years; however, the party has now been revitalized after it …

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Vehicle loans driving electric mobility growth

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The motor vehicle industry sees electric vehicles dominating the industry sooner than previously expected, as positive sentiments grow. ‎They see the scepticism towards the EV reducing, including attitude about durability and repairability, with the main barrier to the growth of the market now being …

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UPDF seize major ADF base camp in eastern DRC

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) announced on Friday that they had seized a major military base belonging to a senior commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Chris Magezi, military assistant …

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Don Chris scammed shs 1.75 billion from job seekers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has revealed that the owner of Skylines Tours and Travel Company scammed  job seekers 1.7 billion shillings. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that Asiimwe Chris, alias Don Chris, promised victims job opportunities abroad but failed to deliver. CID …

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