Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police director for fire and rescue services Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mugisa, has disclosed that majority of the recent school fires were deliberate. This means that the deaths of the five children and the destruction of property were as a result of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Bank of Uganda Governor Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego has been named among the high-level panelists to headline Stanbic Bank’s annual Economic Outlook Forum slated for tomorrow at Kampala Serena Hotel. Held annually, this year’s forum will run under the theme “Uganda- A Tale of resilience …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has charged a driver Matayo Barekye for using a government ambulance to transport pineapples. Barekye was Wednesday arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court and charged with misuse of a government motor vehicle. He was arraigned before the Court presided over by Grade …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda has elected the Venerable Gaddie Akanjuna as the new Bishop of Kigezi Diocese. He will replace the Rt. Rev. George Bagamuhunda, who announced last year that he will retire early from active Church service on grounds …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi Parliamentary Group have explained why they attended the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 09 February 2022 against an Opposition decision to boycott. The MPs led by their chairperson and Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol said that they had key issues of their constituencies that needed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority has banned the sale of three batches of drinks namely, Stronger Weekend, Stronger Pineapple Wine and Stronger Beer after tests carried out revealed the products were laced with viagra and aphrodisiac. The affected batch numbers are SW0032020TOMI with UNBS QC number …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of dieticians and laboratory technologists in the Department of Public Health at Lira University is developing at least ten different recipes to improve the nutrition of children suffering from nodding syndrome in Acholi and Lango sub-regions. The development follows a baseline survey by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted bail to four female Lord councilors who were jointly sent on remand with ten of their male colleagues for inciting violence. Court presided over by the Grade One Magistrate Sanula Nambozo granted bail to Zahara Luyirika, the KCCA Speaker, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Ssebuganda, a third year Bio Medical Sciences student at Makerere University has lost his right hand in an explosion of a teargas canister. Ssebuganda who is currently in hospital admitted to the casualty ward is fighting to keep some part of his hand which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shallon Nsiimenta, 21 a student of Kyambogo University, Bushenyi learning centre in Katungu, was on Tuesday evening found dead in her rented house. Nsiimenta was found dead by a friend whom they stayed with only identified as Kyomuhendo, when she returned from school. Martial Tumusiime, …
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