Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II marks his 28th coronation anniversary today, his kingdom is yet again bracing itself for another showdown with President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Like it has been in most of the previous confrontations, land is at the centre …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has at its 26th annual meeting this week elected CPA Constant Othieno Mayende and CPA Josephine Ossiya as President and Vice President respectively. CPA Mayende succeeds CPA Frederick Kibbedi, the 8th President of …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Buganda Kingdom subjects in Masaka on Friday flooded roads to catch a glimpse of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. The Kabaka was travelling to Lwengo district for celebrations of his 28th coronation anniversary due today. Security personnel had a tough time enforcing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has fixed dates to decide on two separate applications challenging the decision by the government to install surveillance devices in vehicles and other vessels. The two applications were filed by city lawyer Male Mabirizi and Legal Brains Trust, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has said his decision lift many lockdown measures was based on the advice and modelling by the Uganda Planning Authority (NPA). In his address to the nation Friday night, he said NPA predicted that if the country fully opens …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering the vaccination of learners aged between 12 and 18, as one of the means to ensure safety and sustainable resumption of teaching and learning activities. The idea, according to Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister in charge of Education and Sports, …
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Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisia announced on Friday that the curfew hours in the country will be shortened by three hours and last from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from August 1, according to a presidency statement. The statement also includes other measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, among which …
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Prague, CZECH | Xinhua | The Czech government on Friday approved a measure to provide two additional days of paid vacation to civil servants who get vaccinated against COVID-19, in a bid to boost the country’s vaccination rate, the government announced. According to Prime Minister Andrej Babis, employees of state …
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🔴 Measures ✳ Curfew stays 7pm to 5am ✳ Schools remain closed ✳ Boda Bodas can carry 1 + cargo to 6pm ✳ Bars remain closed ✳ Salons open ✳ Restaurants to remain open ✳ Kikuubo open for wholesale, except corridors ✳ Mall open ✳ Burials not more than 20 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Russian vehicle tracking deal: How Museveni letter trapped Muhwezi THE LAST WORD Inside Uganda’s political delusions: How the hullabaloo and bruhaha over MPs allocating themselves Shs200bn for cars is much ado over nothing …
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