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NRM MPs agree to rationalize govt agencies

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM have agreed with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to rationalize all agencies the government has proposed. In a resolution signed by Hamson Obua, the Government Chief Whip, the MPs also agreed to defer the rationalization to three …

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Floods kill two in Kasese

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed by floods in Kasese municipality. On Saturday floods hit parts of Kasese town after River Nyamwamba burst its banks. The floods affected residents in Nyamwamba Division. The Rwenzori East Police Spokesperson, Nelson Tumushiime told URN on Saturday evening that a …

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Ntoroko district leaders demand gov’t intervention to combat floods

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntoroko district leaders are seeking government intervention over the persistent floods in the district. Due to Lake Albert’s rising water levels, the district often experiences floods that start from Kanara Sub County. The leaders are concerned that the floods continue to submerge their farms, and …

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Police arrest 35 in Jinja city for drug abuse

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region have arrested 35 people for drug abuse. The suspects were arrested on Friday during operations to crack down on persons who are using narcotic drugs. The operations were carried out along Lubas Road, Clive Road East, Aldina cell and Oboja …

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Young boy shot dead by UWA ranger in Mt. Elgon National Park

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA ranger has shot dead a 12-year-old boy. Joshua Sukuku, a pupil at Amanang Primary School, was shot for allegedly trespassing and grazing animals inside Mt. Elgon National Park. His other colleague Isaac Kinyazi,15, a resident of Cheburbei village, Amanang sub-county in Bukwo District …

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Uganda, DRC officials meet to resolve border boundary dispute

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Uganda’s Ministry of Internal Affairs have held a high-profile meeting with their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterparts to discuss means of resolving border boundary conflict along eastern Rutshuru territory and the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro. Ugandan officials were led by Colonel …

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ICPAU 2024 accountancy award recipients inspire the profession

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recipients of the 2024 Accountancy Service Awards, organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), have given hope to the profession by upholding ethical values, providing excellent service to clients, and contributing to economic growth. The awards are an annual event, presented …

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St Andrew Kaggwa SSS accuse construction company of shoddy works

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rohi Services Limited has been accused of executing shoddy and delayed completion of works at St Andrew Kaggwa Seed Secondary School in Luwero district. In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports contracted the company to construct classroom blocks, two science laboratories, an administrative block, …

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Fr. Damian Grimes to be laid to rest in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev Fr Damian Grimes, the legendary headteacher of Namasagali College, will be laid to rest in Uganda, the country where he devoted 42 years of his service life. The British Catholic missionary from the Mill Hill order, who passed away on Wednesday, at the age …

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