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Govt releases Sh2 billion for CHAN, Cranes fly off on January 1

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has released money to the Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations – FUFA to facilitate Uganda Cranes’ participating in the forthcoming TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022. Earlier this month, Moses Magogo, the FUFA President used his Twitter handle @MosesMagogo to reveal that the …

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African festivities are about eating chicken, but revellers object to “Rastafarian” birds

COMMENT | Alfred Geresom Musamali | African native festivities are to a great extent about eating chicken. The stature and trait of feathers on an indigenous chicken may, however, determine the Ugandan consumers’ preference for its meat during this festive season. Some revellers in Uganda are craving for or even willing …

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NMS: Maama Kits in public hospitals are free of charge

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Daisy Nagawa, a 34-year-old mother of 2, in Amuru district, says she has delivered all her children with a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in her neighborhood. This is because the nearest health facility is 16 kms away from her home and lacks funds to …

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SSP AGASIIRWE: President Museveni was there for me

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nickson Agasiirwe,  who is currently in the General Court Martial battling cases of kidnapping Rwanda elements and arming Kitata of Boda Boda 2010, has thanked President Yoweri Museveni for standing with him at the time he needed him most. “In a …

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