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Buruuli, Bunyala in fresh demand for ‘lost land’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buruuli and Bunyala Chiefdoms have launched a fresh campaign to repossess lost still under Buganda Kingdom. In their new campaign dubbed ‘My Land My Life’, Buruuli and Bunyala Chiefdoms seek to repossess 14 and 11 pieces of land respectively currently under Buganda Kingdom. Buruuli chiefdom …

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EU envoys query security situation in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union-EU delegation to Uganda has queried the renewed insecurity in Karamoja sub-region that has seen several incidents of cattle rusting in the past days. EU ambassadors have pitched camp in Karamoja on a five-day joint mission where they held several meetings on …

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Samia Suluhu’s Tanzania to step up sugar production

Tanzania plans to produce over 670,000 tons of sugar annually by 2024 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | XINHUA |  A senior Tanzanian government official said on Saturday plans are afoot to increase production of sugar from the current 367,000 tons annually to 672,000 tons annually by 2024. Gerson Msigwa, the …

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Mukono North MP demands release of 50 Muslim kids

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono North County Member of Parliament, Abdallah Kiwanuka has asked security to release more than 50 children believed to be held at Kyampisi Childcare Center. According to Kiwanuka, security handed over the children to Kyampisi Childcare Center which belongs to Pastor Peter Ssewakiryanga …

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50-year-old Busia woman banished for battering teenage husband

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry residents of Mbaale village in Masaba sub-county in Busia district have banished a woman from her marital home for allegedly battering her teenage husband. Violet Akuku aged 50 and 17-year-old James Mudir have been married for the last three years. However, Mudira, who rides …

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252 Karamoja based NGOs untraceable

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two hundred fifty-two-252 out of 340 international and national organisations that purportedly operate in Karamoja region cannot be traced on the ground, URN has learnt. Richard Omoding, the Executive Director of Riamiriam civil society organisation that monitors the activities of the civil society organisations …

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‘U.S, Europe going separate ways’

  London, UK | XINHUA |  The United States and Europe are going separate ways as U.S. President Joe Biden has established a pattern of ignoring the opinions of the European allies since assuming office eight months ago, the Financial Times said in an opinion article. The differences between the …

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CCTV captures panga-wielding thugs in Nansana

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four machete-wielding thugs stormed  private homes in Wakiso District Saturday morning but back off when an electric alarm went off. CCTV cameras caught the hooded thugs armed with machetes breaking into the premises in Kibwa-Nabweru in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District . Police investigations …

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Taliban chief bans aerial firing after 2 killed in Kabul shootings

Kabul, Afghanistan | XINHUA | The Taliban military chief on Saturday ordered Taliban members to avoid aerial gun firing after two people were killed and 10 wounded on Friday night in Kabul, a Taliban media official confirmed. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, military chief of Taliban movement, have instructed all provincial governors …

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