Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP Manchester United 1 Leicester 1 Southampton 4 Manchester City 2 Football: Martial strikes as Man Utd make Leicester wait Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City must wait to complete their fairytale Premier League title quest after being held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester United at Old …
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Biguli Sub County gets three piped water supply systems Settling for unclean and unsafe water will soon be a thing of the past in Biguli sub county, Kamwenge District in western Uganda. This follows the construction of three piped water supply and sanitation systems by Water For People in conjunction …
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Uganda’s tourism and agro-processing potential, in addition to tough measures against poaching, make the country a goldmine for investors, President Yoweri Museveni has said. At the sidelines of The Giants Club Summit, Museveni assured potential investors that all the country’s national parks and game reserves are safe while the government …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Barack Obama cracked jokes and poked fun at rivals Saturday in his last appearance as US leader at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, ending his performance with a mic drop and the words “Obama out.” The black-tie event — at which the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Eleven giant pyres of tusks went up in smoke Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants. Huge white clouds of smoke spiralled into the sky as the flames took …
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Danny Welbeck comes off the bench to give @Arsenal important win over Norwich. Match report: https://t.co/cYYxkNMLpk pic.twitter.com/a1NaoIqLyH — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) April 30, 2016 London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal 1 (Welbeck 59) Norwich 0 Everton 2 (Cleverley 7, Baines 64) Bournemouth 1 (Pugh 9) Newcastle 1 (Townsend 58) …
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday set fire to the world’s biggest stockpile of ivory and rhino horn as a sign that Kenya does not tolerate wildlife poaching. Kenyatta was accompanied by the President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba, Deputy President William Ruto, and other dignitaries to set ablaze 105 …
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Uganda’s inflation rate has dropped from 6.2 percent in March to 5.1 percent in April. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) revealed that slowing price rises of food and energy have played a key role in the positive change in the headline inflation rates. (SEE FULL REPORT AT BOTTOM) Decreased fuel …
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The Uganda Constitutional Court has Friday evening issued an interim order barring opposition leader Kizza Besigye, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) or any of his agents from organizing any procession or carrying on with their “defiance campaign” until a Constitutional case that was filed by Government is determined. Constitutional …
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GOLFER RONALD OTILE named Uganda Sports Personality of 2015 by USPA With the Uganda Amauteur Golfers @USPAmedia #NileSpecialUspa16 pic.twitter.com/1ybQmVNlIw — Leon Solomon (@LeonSolomon1) April 29, 2016 The Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) annual awards held Friday at Serena, Kampala were crowned with the announcement of golfer Ronald Otile as the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
