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Implement Road Safety Act, Speaker directs Govt

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rampant road carnage in the country has reawakened concerns on road safety, with the Speaker, Anita Among calling for implementation of the Road Safety Act. Speaker Among made the directive on Tuesday, 11 July 2023. “In 2019, we passed the Road Safety Act …

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State House cracks whip on security after Bukedea by-election

Bukeda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hotly contested Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election has left several officials including security heads behind bars. The latest suspects are the Bukedea Resident District Commissioner- RDC, William Wilberforce Tukei, and the District Police Commander- DPC, Charles Okoto. The duo was picked from their respective …

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Gunmen kill Lamwo LC1 Chairperson

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead Richard Lokany, the LC I chairperson of Tedopee Village in Lukung Sub County in Lamwo district, and injured two other people including Alex Okoda and Bosco Okwang. The attack took place on Monday afternoon while Lokany and his colleagues …

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Somalia kicks off diaspora conference to tap investments

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua |  The second annual diaspora conference kicked off in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Monday with the government seeking to tap investment opportunities from its citizens abroad. The conference, attended by ministers, lawmakers and civil society representatives including members of the Somali diaspora, aims to …

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Kasubi murders: Former street kid convicted

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has convicted Musa Musasizi, a former street kid, for the murder of his girlfriend, Macklean Ahereza. Musasizi pleaded guilty to strangling Ahereza to death at his home in Mujooba Zone Six, Kasubi Nakulabye, Kampala District. Upon his arrest in …

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‘Few Ugandans bothered about terror threat’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials have expressed concern about the lack of concern among Ugandans regarding the existing terror threats. This follows a spot inspection by the police and military to various crowded areas where they found many people going about their businesses normally, which jeopardizes their …

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IGG vows to incite public against corrupt officials

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government Beti Olive Kamya has said as a new strategy to fight corruption, her office is working on a new approach aimed at inciting the public against corrupt government officials. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre to mark the 20th African Anti-corruption …

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Septic Tank Murder: Body was fastened to loaded sack

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of Immaculate Onebe Mary Aiso had a sack loaded with blocks wired to her chest when it was recovered from a septic tank, the High Court heard on Monday. Those being tried in connection to the murder are the deceased’s husband, senior …

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Uganda census on track, UBOS dismisses ‘saboteurs’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Managment at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has reassured the country that it continues with its preparation to conduct the 2023 National Population and Housing Census. UBOS urged the public to ignore social media claims that all was not well at the bureau that recently …

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