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Uganda to launch first breast milk bank

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to get its first breast milk bank. The facility to be hosted by Nsambya hospital will also be the second in East Africa with one in Kenya. The 3.5 Billion Shillings innovation is being mooted as a solution to challenges faced by …

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Chief Justice asks new judges to enhance access to judicial services

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked the newly appointed judges of the High Court and Constitutional Court, to focus on enhancing access to justice while exercising their judicial duties. The Chief Justice made the remarks on Monday evening while presiding over the one week …

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FDC asks gov’t to compensate families of bomb victims

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has asked the government to compensate families of the Tuesday twin bomb blasts. According to FDC, President Museveni’s address to the nation on Saturday showed loopholes in the nation’s security when he admitted that Uganda’s security is lax and sleeping …

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Victims of elephant attacks in Nwoya demand gov’t support

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families in Nwoya district whose livelihoods have been devastated by stray elephants have asked the government for food aid and treatment for victims of wild animal attacks. This follows intensified attacks by the marauding elephants in Koch Lii, Kochgoma, Purongo, Anaka, and Got-Apwoyo sub-counties that …

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Security arrests two sheikhs in Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified security operatives have picked up two Muslim clerics in Luwero district for unknown reasons. Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja, the Kadhi of Luwero Muslim District has identified the clerics as Sheikh Swaibu Segujja, the Assistant Secretary for Zakat under the Luwero Muslim District, and the …

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Parliamentary SACCO elects new leadership

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs and staff of the Uganda Parliamentary Savings and Cooperative Society (Parliamentary SACCO) on Friday, 19 November 2021 elected a new governing board. The new team which was voted for during the 17th Annual General Meeting at Parliament House will hold office for four years with …

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