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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have confirmed that a turn boy of a fuel tanker that exploded in Kyanamira sub county, Kabale district along Mbarara-Kabale highway on Saturday was burnt to ashes. The Nissan semi trailer fuel tanker registration number UAQ 912N/ SSD 351Y rolled down at Kyanamira …

Reach A Hand Uganda Calls for Integration of SRHR into National Climate Change Policies. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While premiering a documentary titled “Youth at the Crossroads: Sex and Climate” at the American Centre in Kampala this week, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) called on the Government and other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tororo Archdiocese Development Association of the Laity (TADAL) will on November 9 hold a grand fundraising dinner in support of the renovation of St Anthony’s Hospital in Tororo.  Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among  and Archbishop Dr. Emmanuel Obbo will grace the fundraising dinner to be …

North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have spoken out on a road crash involving soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). UPDF’s response comes on a picture that shows that several soldiers had perished in a road crash that occurred at Beni-Biakato road. …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thomas Akugizibwe a resident of Kigoogwa is recovering from shock three days after he narrowly survived death following the fuel tank explosion. On Tuesday, a fuel tanker, registration number UAM 292Q, overturned in Kigoogwa town from Kampala, heading to Gulu. Akugizibwe, a 20-year-old shop attendant …

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has left the just-ended ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN), hopeful of getting landing rights in more countries as it keeps expanding. ICAN 2024 that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 21 to 25 October, brought together aviation industry leaders from around …

kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic is paralyzed along the Mbarara-Kabale highway following an explosion by a fuel tanker. The tanker rolled down at Kyanamira corner Kyanamira sub-county, Kabale district and exploded around midday on Saturday. The fuel tanker was destined for Kabale direction from Kampala. Mbarara-Kabale highway connects to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rotary fraternity in Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight to end polio across the world. This reaffirmation was made by Rotarians and Rotaractors from Districts 9213 and 9214, at the commemoration of World Polio Day. The recommitment aligns with Rotary International’s shared …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Friday warned that the mpox outbreak is quickly spreading in the East African country. During the 30th Annual Health Sub-Program Joint Review Mission held here, Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng spoke of a “quite fast trend” in mpox cases …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rose Kabagyeni has won the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries for the Kisoro Woman MP race. Kabagyeni, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture was announced winner with 39,941 votes. Her closest rival Grace Ngabirano Akifeza got 39197 votes. Irene Mahirwe got 1729, Brenda Fancy Nirere …