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UPC demands for lifting of curfew hours to favor evening classes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress-UPC has called upon the government to consider extending the start of curfew hours from 7pm to 10pm purposely to allow evening classes resume with no interruptions. Muzeyi Faizo, Head of Media and Communications at UPC, reasons that most of higher learning institutions’ …

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Sixteen sex workers arrested for defying curfew time in Gulu city

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of sixteen suspected sex workers have been arrested in Gulu city for allegedly defying curfew time. The suspects aged between 18 to 25 years were arrested between 9pm and midnight along Phillip Tana road and Layibi center in Pece-Laroo division. David Mudong Ongom, …

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250 curfew violators spend night in custody, 712 motorcycles impounded

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 250 people spent Monday night in various police cells in Kampala Metropolitan areas for violating the nighttime curfew regulations. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, says the suspects were picked up in joint security operations involving police, the military and local …

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Curfew: Police vow to impound and arrest motorists

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police force has said that on top of impounding vehicles and motorcycles beyond stipulated curfew time today, they will also arrest motorcyclists and drivers in effort to enforce curfew time, one of Covid-19 guidelines in place. While loosening the Covid-19 restrictions, President Museveni maintained …

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Is curfew still necessary?

COMMENT | BENJAMIN AGABA |  Curfew comes from a French word “couvre feu” which means to cover the fire. The English adopted it and it became “curfew” meaning a regulation by which fires had to be put out at a certain fixed time mainly in the evening, marked by the ringing …

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MP want curfew lifted to avert insecurity in Masaka

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs have asked the government to consider relaxing curfew restrictions in Masaka sub-region to enable the community to respond to cases of insecurity. The committee is in Masaka region following the recent attacks that have …

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Family of tortured victim asks police to foot medical bills

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parents of a 28-year-old man who was allegedly tortured want the police to foot the medical bills. Daniel Isabirye, a retail metal stall operator in Buwenge sub county was two weeks ago arrested and allegedly tortured by the police who were enforcing the curfew …

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