Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kaduku village Mahyoro ward Mahyoro Town Council Kitagwenda District have expressed concern over the shoddy work at the 24 kilometer Rwentuha- Mahyoro road which cost 380million Shillings. The locals concern follows the flooding of water in Kaduku trading center whenever it rains where …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF engineering brigade has handed over a newly constructed intensive care unit-ICU ward to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. The unit which cost 800 Million Shillings was constructed over the last 18 months. The ICU ward was fitted with 10 ICU beds and six other …
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Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement (NRM) District Councilors are considering supporting an independent candidate for the upcoming by-election in Dokolo district if the party does not pay money which was due to them during the 2021 General Election. It is alleged that over 80 million Shillings which …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Egyptian National who went missing in Soroti last week has been found dead. The body of the man identified as Ahmed Zinhom Ibrahim Selim, 32, was found in Awoja Swamp on Saturday, March 2 by area residents. East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman Oscar Gregg Ageca says …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank reports that its total outstanding loan portfolio to Ugandan enterprises rose by 24 per cent to 1.6 trillion Shillings in 2023. The total loan disbursements in the year increased by 21 per cent. Over the period, some 691 billion Shillings was approved for …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipality is seeking 11 billion shillings for the construction of a modern solid waste management facility at Katikolo in a bid to enhance environmental sustainability and effective solid waste management. The search for funding comes after the municipality with funding from the Korea International …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society (ULS) has expressed its intentions to establish a pro bono fund for journalists to help promote media rights countrywide. Pro bono refers to services that are rendered by a professional for free. This was revealed by the President of the legal …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ambulance drivers in Uganda People’s Defense Force have completed a training course in emergency response. Sixty-six ambulance drivers participated in the hands-on training held at the Jinja City-based School Of Supply and Transport. The training involved skills like rapid acceleration, hairpin turns, squealing tires, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The war of words between National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, and Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga is far from over. A few hours after the former Leader of the Opposition declined to resign over the controversial 500 million Service …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environment activists are appealing to the government for tax exemptions on the machinery they import to support their operations. Martha Nalukenge, the Sales and Communications Officer at EcoBrix-Masaka Recycling Initiative; a local volunteers’ association that promotes proper disposal and management of plastic waste, says the …
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