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GISO dies during field training session

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-five year old Moses Kisige Ewaku, the Gombolola Internal Security Officer of Nkondo sub county, Buyende district, has been confirmed dead after collapsing during a field training session at Busoga University, in Iganga district on Wednesday. Security operatives from Busoga sub region are having a …

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Pandemic accelerated cases of FGM – Gender ministry

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda registered an increase in cases of Female Genital Mutilation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. FGM is the removing of the external genitalia of girls and young women in some traditional cultures. In Uganda, FGM is practiced …

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Nigeria to resurrect national airline by 2022

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | The Nigerian government said Wednesday it expects to revive the long defunct national airline, the Air Nigeria, by April 2022 after a restructuring plan for the airline has been approved. A plan outlining business arrangement of the national carrier, which ceased operations in 2012 due to …

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Residents count losses in Kisenyi fire

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kisenyi in Kampala are counting losses after fire gutted several houses in Kakajjo zone. The fire which broke out on Tuesday is suspected to have been caused by an abandoned charcoal stove. It spread to a timber workshop, shops, and several houses, destroying …

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Three Sheikh Kirevu family members whereabouts unknown

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Sheikh Muhammad Kirevu is appealing to security agencies to release or produce three of their family members whose whereabouts remain unknown to them. Sheikh Kirevu who was the Imam of Masjid Jamia Gangu, and a resident of Gangu B in Busabala-Makindye …

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Five injured as building collapses in Bweyogerere

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A three-storied building under construction has collapsed in Bweyogerere along the Kampala Jinja highway, injuring five people. According to eyewitnesses, more than 20 builders were on the site by the time the building caved in at around 4:00 pm. Brian Ssekalala, a porter at the …

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UPC calls upon government to fulfill pledges to health workers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress has asked the government to address the welfare of medical workers in the country in order to prevent strikes. Medical doctors at government hospitals in Uganda under their umbrella association of Uganda Medical Association -UMA, are continuing their strike that started on …

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Gov’t issues guidelines for admission in vocational institutions

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued new guidelines for admission of learners in Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutes. Previously, selection for TVET institutions had been conducted by the national selection committee alongside S.1 and S.5. For learners from A’ level, the admission was …

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FDC elects new Rukiga district chairperson

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Michael Kwarikunda Mbareeba has been elected unopposed as the new Rukiga district Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party chairperson. Kwarikunda was elected on Tuesday during the district and sub-county party leaders conference in Katungu, Mparo town council. The meeting was presided over by Jack Crissy Sabiti, …

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