Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted the distribution worldwide of a fortified blended food from one of its suppliers as tests continue to establish whether it is linked to outbreaks of illness in Uganda. Super Cereal comprises maize or wheat blended with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on government assurances has faulted the government over failure to fulfill pledges on extension and distribution of electricity across the country. According to the committee report authored by committee chairperson Kaps Hassan Fungaroo, despite the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA) attempt to fulfil …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac has said government’s attack on the media is a step in a wrong direction. Malac, who was on Friday delivering a keynote address at a World Press Freedom Day national conference at Golf Course Hotel, said Uganda Communication …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission is calling for dialogue to resolve the impasse between the Media and the Uganda Communications Commission-UCC. The impasse stems from a Wednesday directive in which Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi ordered 13 media companies to suspend 39 senior members of staff including …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users along the stretch from Katuna in Kabale to Muko in Rubanda district are up in arms, accusing the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) of abandoning its refurbishment. The 65.5-kilometre road connects Katuna and Ryakarimira Town Councils, Rubaya and Butanda Sub-counties in Kabale district …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At a time when disinformation and mistrust of the news media is growing, a free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. According to Guterres, no democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua based Onduparaka football club has signed a three-year partnership deal with Association of Volunteers in International Service – AVSI to nurture and promote talent among refugees and host communities. The partnership will target young refugees and communities leaving in Omugo and Palabek Ogili refugee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition Members of Parliament have tasked the government to respect press freedom and call to order the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) over directives requiring media houses to suspend staff. In a plenary session on Thursday chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, MasterCard, are giving away all- expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders. The participating countries are …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Fancy yourself a coffee connoisseur with a love for dark roasts? Or maybe hoppy pale ales are more your thing? The truth may be that our preferences for caffeine or alcoholic beverages — or indeed sugary sodas — derive not so much from the way …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
