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Museveni clarifies on youth programmes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has clarified on why he has recently directly supported Youth Programmes, mainly in Kampala and Rukungiri. **** FULL STATEMENT CLARIFICATION BY H. E GEN YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI,  ON THE CONFUSION SURROUNDING THE YOUTH PROGRAMMES Fellow Countrymen and Countrywomen, especially the NRM Leaders, I …

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Sterling at the double as Man City hit Saints for six

  Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Raheem Sterling scored twice fresh from agreeing a new five-year contract with Manchester City as the champions swept aside Southampton 6-1 on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League table. Sergio Aguero, with his 150th league goal, David Silva and …

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Kaizer Chiefs to face coach Micho’s Pirates

Thunderbolt goal gives Chiefs another crack at Pirates Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A Ramahlwe Mphahlele thunderbolt gave Kaizer Chiefs a 1-0 South African League Cup win over SuperSport United Sunday, and booked a semi-final showdown with arch-rivals Orlando Pirates. The biggest crowd-pullers in the republic were paired in …

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Anxiety rises in Gabon as Bongo stays ill

Gabon opposition figure rallies support as president hospitalised Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Gabonese opposition politician Jean Ping on Saturday repeated his claim to have won 2016 elections as President Ali Bongo Ondimba remained in hospital in Saudi Arabia. Ping has continued to describe himself as “the elected president” following …

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Ugandan second in Singapore Intercontinental Birding competition

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ashely Brian, secretary of the Uganda Bird guiding club, has emerged second in the inter-continental birding competitions held recently in Singapore. The competition, which attracted participants from 78 countries, was aimed at testing birders on different bird species across the globe. Birdwatching, or …

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Museveni gives Nakasero Cathedral a sh500m boost

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has contributed Sh500 million towards the construction of the 5000-seater Nakasero Cathedral. President Yoweri Museveni announced the donation at a fundraising drive at All Saints Cathedral in Kampala on Sunday. He commended Christians for shouldering the burden of constructing a bigger church. Museveni tasked …

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ADF rebels kill at least seven civilians in eastern DRCongo

Beni, DR Congo | AFP |  Rebels killed at least seven civilians and abducted 15 others, including children, in fresh overnight raids in the far eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian and military sources said Sunday. Fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) staged two raids Saturday night in the …

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: Akii-Bua Stadium money was well spent

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry has responded to parliament’s handling of a query on the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic stadium, insisting they disbursed all monies to local government. Early this week, the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise-COSASE detained Lamex Omara Apitta, the …

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