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DRC: UPDF denies negotiating on behalf of M23 rebels

Rutshuru , DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) has denied reports that Uganda is negotiating with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government on behalf of the M23 rebels. Rumours of the negotiations have been circulating on social media since Tuesday morning, causing concern among …

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MAK 100 YEARS: Absa Bank Uganda plants 300 trees in Kabanyolo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff from Absa Bank Uganda have planted 300 trees and adopted 100 indigenous trees at the Makerere University School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences Botanical Garden. The new Botanical Garden is found at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo, as part of the …

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MPs ask Govt to adopt new tech to fight mosquitoes

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Parliamentary Forum on Malaria has urged the government to consider using drones to spray insecticide targeting large mosquito breeding grounds. The legislator’s Led by their chairperson, Dr Timothy Batuwa Lusala, made the call while addressing journalists at Parliament on Tuesday in preparation …

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Select Committee calls for forensic audit of sports body

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Select Committee constituted to investigate the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) has called for a forensic audit on the sports body. The recommendation is contained in the report presented by the Chairperson of the Select Committee, Hon. Laura Kanushu  …

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New bail guidelines still being tested

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has said that the new bail guidelines launched about a year ago to supplement the existing laws are yet to be fully implemented. In June last year, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo issued the Constitution (Bail Guidelines for Courts of Judicature) Practice Directions …

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No dustbins: Taxi drivers complain, stuck with rubbish

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of taxi operators in Kampala are in a state of confusion, on where to dump the trash they would have collected from passengers in their vehicles, under the new anti-littering penalty announced by NEMA. Under the National Environment Act 2019, NEMA is …

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Court bailiff arrested over Luwero teacher’s murder

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero have arrested a businessman and court bailiff over the murder of a teacher. Nathan Ssebugulu a Mathematics teacher at Mulusa Academy Wobulenzi town and Luwero Seed Secondary School both in Luwero was found killed on 25th February , 2023. It’s suspected …

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FUFA Drum: FUFA partners with Rock Boom

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Federation of Uganda’s Football Association (FUFA) has partnered with Harris International’s leading energy drink brand, Rock Boom, to enhance the annual FUFA Drum Competition. The FUFA inter-provinces competition is scheduled to return to action in May 2023, five months after the previous edition …

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