Kampala, Uganda | MARK NAMANYA – The Observer | The timing of the All-Africa Trophy Challenge in Agadir, Morocco couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time for Team Uganda. The tournament, which tees off at Tazegzout Golf Course this week, has attracted 21 teams including favourites South Africa, Zambia …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces have secured 50 billion Shillings for the construction of accommodation facilities for soldiers. The Commander of Fourth Division Barracks Brigadier General Felix Busizoori noted that the fund was secured through the Ministry of Defense to improve the welfare of soldiers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of the start of one of Uganda’s most ambitious agricultural interventions — the climate smart project UCSATP — Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has warned against misuse of government tractors, milk coolers and maize mills. “It has come to our attention …
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GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fourth Infantry Division Court Martial has sentenced a Uganda People’s Defence Forces to 52 years in jail for failure to protect war materials. Private Owen Okumu 27 was convicted by the court which sat at the Fourth Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu City between …
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Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Ahead of the Sickle Cell Run set for Tororo on November 30th, Canadian-Ugandan rapper Lanie Banks has encouraged all community leaders and activists to engage heavily in 16 days of activism that will be marked from 25th November to December 10th, 2024. He …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s tourism sector has been boosted by the passing out of 45 Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs), also known as Professional Event Organizers (PEOs). The organizers have undergone intense bespoke training over the last 12 weeks to enhance their skills in preparing Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and …
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Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development (CEHURD), and Simon Peter Kasumba, have filed a lawsuit against the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) for its prolonged failure to address a case involving alleged negligence by Kiboga Hospital. CEHURD together with Kasumba Simon Peter filed a …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Two people have been arrested in connection to the death of the acting Health Officer for Arua District Paul Bishop Drileba. The suspects whose names have not been divulged for security reasons were picked up on Saturday night by a team of security officials led …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife of Dr. Kizza Besigye, has urged President Museveni to accept and listen to dissenting voices, emphasizing that those who disagree or oppose him are not enemies of Uganda. Byanyima, speaking to journalists at her home in Kasangati-Wakiso …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob in Ajia Sub County Arua District has killed the acting District Health Officer for Arua District Paul Bishop Drileba. According to information obtained, Paul Bishop Drileba went to survey his land in Ojibari village early Saturday at 9 a.m., which he purchased …
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