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Alcohol, drug abuse leading cause of mental illness- Report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alcohol and drug abuse are the leading cause of mental ill health, a new report by TRAC FM has revealed. The study titled- ‘Disability Rights in Uganda-A Community Perspective’ was carried out by the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda-NUDIPU in collaboration with TRAC …

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Crime Intelligence tasked to find sponsor of Parliament protest

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Crime Intelligence Unit has commenced investigations to establish the people believed to have sponsored two members of the Red Top Brigade to disrupt parliament on Wednesday. Mustafa Kafeero and Dafala Ssekanjako jumped from the stranger’s gallery on to the floor of parliament to protest …

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Minister cautions against consumption of desert locusts

 Nakapiripirit, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  State Minister for Agriculture Aggrey Bagiire has cautioned against the consumption of desert locusts. The minister issued the warning during an interface with the media in Nakapiripirit following reports that residents in parts of Acholi, Teso and Karamoja had turned the migratory pests into a …

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Body of arrested Rwandan national buried in Kampala cemetery

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The body of Emmanuel Magezi, a Rwandan National who had reportedly been in military custody for ten months before his death at Butabika Hospital was buried in Kampala City Cemetery, URN has learnt.   According to records at the City Mortuary, Magezi was buried on January …

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Suspect in kidnap, murder of Makindye girl released

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Katwe Police division has released a suspect in the kidnap and murder of Dylan Kirabo, a 10-year-old girl from Makindye. Kirabo had been reported missing on January 8, moments after she was sent to purchase spices from a nearby shop. Kirabo’s father, Hakim Sibukyu, said …

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Gen. Muntu: I don’t expect free and fair polls

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  General Mugisha Muntu, the National Coordinator of the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party, says he isn’t any illusion that the 2021 general elections will be free and fair. According to Muntu, there are many contested issues like electoral reforms that were proposed by the Supreme …

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New curriculum: MPs, Kadaga disagree on education minister’s statement

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and several legislators mainly from the opposition have disagreed with the statement presented by the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Museveni on the revised lower secondary curriculum. On Thursday afternoon, the Education Minister delivered a statement in parliament explaining …

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 King Oyo acquiring Kingdom property legally- Spokesperson

Tooro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom has clarified on the acquisition of kingdom property by King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba. This follows a legal notice issued by Akampurira and Partners Advocates indicating that the premises hosting Sarah Medical Clinic on Block 73 in Fort portal town was transferred from the …

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