Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met a group of surgeons from Mulago National Referral Hospital who performed the first Kidney transplant in Uganda at the facility last week. The group was led by the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng met Museveni at State …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders across the country have called upon their followers to use this year’s Christmas to refrain from all behaviors that are antichrist. In their Christmas messages, the leaders said that Uganda is a religious country but many of the acts happening don’t reflect that …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima police are holding two herdsmen accused of murder. The suspects whose particulars have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing police investigations allegedly together with others still at large connived and killed Pithuwa, a fisherman attached to Kabarangwa landing site, in Kibiro parish, Kiganja Sub …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a landmark move aimed at enhancing value addition to Ugandan minerals before export, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, has signed a new statutory instrument that sets higher purity levels for tin exports. The instrument was signed at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC have parted ways with Brazilian Coach Leonard Martins Neiva six months after he took over the Star Times Uganda Premier League defending champions. Neiva took over the coaching responsibilities in July 2023 succeeding Alex Isabirye Musongola, who had surprisingly resigned from his position …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 people are in police custody following their arrest in night patrols in Soroti city. The operations were informed by several incidences of criminality that reportedly cropped up in December. Frank Ntankovu, the officer in charge of the Criminal Investigations in the East Kyoga …
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Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A significant crisis has engulfed the “Team MK Project” in Zombo district, as doubts have surfaced within the community regarding their operational methods. The Team MK Project, initiated earlier this year is aimed at the peaceful transition of power from Gen. Museveni Kaguta to the …
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Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pokot leaders in Amudat district have come to a consensus with security forces to work together to end the current raids between the Pokot and Pian communities. There is tension between the Pokot communities and security forces because of the ongoing operations. Pokot leaders accuse …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Madi and West Nile Anglican Diocese Bishop Charles Collins Andaku has urged Christians to desist from uncalled ‘dressing competitions’ as they celebrate Christmas. He noted that many Christians have abandoned the true meaning of Christmas, as a celebration of the Birth of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The year 2024 will be the last full year for Umeme Ltd, the prime electricity distributor in Uganda, and they promise no decline in their service delivery to the end. The company is due to end its 20-year concession in March 2025, and the assets, …
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