Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Arua District Kadhi, Sheik Abu Jaffer Shaban has been denied access to his new office. Sheikh Jaffer arrived in Arua town from Kampala aboard an Eagle Air flight, which touched the ground at 9:30am. He received a rousing welcome from Muslim faithfuls, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two vehicles belonging to Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, the Kyadondo East Member of parliament and a grader are rotting away at Arua Police football grounds, two months after they were impounded by police. The vehicles include a Toyota Tundra registration number UAT 416X, Toyota …
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Museveni, Besigye’s politics will determine next move Kampala, Uganda | GAAKI KIGAMBO | When first term lawmaker Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu, best known by his artistic moniker Bobi Wine, headed to Uganda’s north-westerly town of Arua on Aug.12 to stump for his choice of candidate in a by-election, only a super psychic …
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How `people power’ hit national stage with protests Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | As he left the Chief Magistrate’s court in Gulu on Aug.16, Arua Municipality MP-elect Kassiano Ezati Wadri , chanted, “We shall overcome, We shall overcome” as a group of people peeping through the court’s wire mesh fence …
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The mistakes of FDC, NRM Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Arua Municipality MP Kasiano Wadri appeared assured of victory from the start. “I have already won this election,” he told The Independent a week into the official threeweeks of campaigning, “I will just need to do a little panel beating …
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Uncovering the underworld of how Uganda’s marked medicines are stolen and sold Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | We have been waiting for close to two hours when a man emerges from a nearby thicket with water from the afternoon drizzle dripping like white beads off his very dark face and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another lucky winner, Geofrey Madira from Arua joined previous winners in the ongoing Under The Crown Promotion dubbed ‘Samba Ne Coca-Cola’ promotion by winning Shs 10 million, the company said in a May 4 notice. “I am so grateful,” Madira said upon receiving the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to boost the socio-economic development in North West Uganda, Airtel on March 02 held a health camp at St. Kizito Primary School in Ombaci in Arua District. The exercise involved provision of free healthcare services including dental care, eye checkups, blood …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| President Yoweri Museveni has singled out indiscpline on the roads as one barrier that needs to be overcome in Uganda’s drive to be considered fully stable. He urged the police to crackdown on reckless drivers, boda bodas (bicycles) and matatus (taxis). “I have heard foreigners …
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VIDEO: NRM activists in Arua march for removal of age limit Kampala,Uganda | NTV UGANDA | A cross section of people from West Nile region yesterday matched on the streets of Arua town calling for the lifting of article 102b of the constitution to extend the age beyond 75 for a …
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