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Sheikh Ssemambo suspened for violating UMSC constitution

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint session of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), has suspended Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo. The suspension is based on allegations of him violating the council’s constitution and displaying inappropriate behaviour. The joint session, one of the council’s top organs brings together the National Executive Committee …

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Police ballistic experts start examining Bujingo’s car

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police ballistic experts have started examining the vehicle in which Pastor Aloysius Bujingo and his assistant were shot in. Bujingo was shot at Buwalakata road, Namungoona, in Lubaga Division, on Tuesday by gunmen moving on a motorcycle. His bodyguard who doubled as driver and assistant …

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Debate rages on Lower Primary language of instruction policy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The language of instruction in lower primary is emerging as a contentious subject before the Education Policy Review Commission-EPRC. In one of the last public hearings of the commission, the Acholi parliamentary group joined the dissent against the current policy of using local language …

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Museveni slams West for imposing selfish beliefs on foreign territories

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized attempts by Western powers to impose their beliefs on people in foreign territories. The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing over 33 delegates attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference – CSPOC 2024 at the Speke Resort …

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Luwero district bans trainees from handling patients without supervision

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero District Administration has banned medical trainees from handling and administering treatment to patients without the presence of supervisors at health centers. Every year Luwero district receives over 200 medical students from different institutions to conduct training at health center IIIs, IVs, and Luwero …

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URA operation in Arua city leaves one dead

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Acidri,  who was reportedly shot by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers during an operation, has died. Acidri 24, a resident of Pamachi village and a saloon operator at Okollo Town Council sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday after URA officers reportedly opened fire while …

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ICPAU seeks to regulate gov’t project performance auditors

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) is launching a course for performance auditors, especially in government projects. Performance Auditors are mainly attached to the Office of the Auditor General and their duty of to scrutinize how a particular project has been handled, …

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Woman electrocuted in Luwero while fixing a TV antenna

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Luwero has been electrocuted while fixing a faulty TV antenna. The deceased has been identified as Betty Nampijja aged 23 years, a resident of Kalagala village in Kikyusa sub-county. John Ojokuna the Luwero District Police Commander says that Nampijja bought a TV …

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