`We have lost our capacity to empathise; to ask what if it were me’ Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | For his boda boda helmet project, artist Collin Sekajugo creatively decorates works motor-cycle rider helmets using textile collages or paintings in a campaign against road accidents. Kampala has narrow roads …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior crime investigators attending a five-day retreat at Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) at Kibuli in Kampala have resolved to start sharing the progress of cases with complainants in order to reduce biases. At least over 200 CID commanders drawn from specialized units like Flying …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s protest leaders and ruling generals resumed talks Wednesday over forming a new governing body, the first such negotiations since a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last month. The dialogue came after African Union and Ethiopian mediators called on the two sides Tuesday to resume long stalled …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Free Zone Authority (UFZA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) to construct a public free port zone at Entebbe International Airport. NEC is the commercial arm of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). The deal signed …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Tanks in the heart of Washington, fighter jets screaming overhead, and a speech from the Lincoln Memorial: President Donald Trump is promising the “show of a lifetime” as he prepares to turn the Fourth of July into a personal primetime extravaganza. The commander-in-chief and erstwhile …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new plan aimed at preventing Tuberculosis among Persons Living with HIV has been launched in Kampala. The plan will see Persons Living with HIV introduced to Isoniazid Preventive Treatment-IPT, to purposely stop the development of TB or treat any undiagnosed TB in their …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has said dissatisfied party members are free to quit the party if they are not satisfied with the direction the party is taking. The Opposition Chief Whip and Party Spokesperson of FDC Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda was responding to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary Permanent Secretary Kagole Kivumbi has found difficulty justifying his absence from a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Tuesday. Kagole told the committee that he missed the planned meeting because of a health emergency. “I most sincerely regret my …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business owners in Uganda think the next one year will turn out well for their businesses. This has pushed them to hire more staff and increase their stocks, according to Stanbic bank’s monthly index. Three-quarters of company managers interviewed said they were optimistic the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu municipal authorities are set to embark on mass sensitization of residents and public institutions to create awareness and embrace the anticipated city status. The awareness creation will include among others importance of community participation in urban planning, available investment opportunities, city structural plan, …
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