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DNA testing and truth about families

The trend brings joy and sorrow for those seeking it Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A local TV program features people who have doubts about paternity and films their reactions to the test results. In Uganda, the number of private facilities providing such tests has increased in the last five …

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KWEEN: Over 20 families homeless as UWA destroys houses, crops

Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 20 families in Kween District are reportedly homeless following the demolition of their houses and crops by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) next to Mount Elgon National Park in Kween District. UWA is being criticized for the destruction of homes and crops in the …

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Gov’t to relocate 305 families before floods get them

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda is set to relocate up to 307 households, in landslide-prone areas, to protect them against the effects of the expected floods this rainy season. The relocation which is expected to start next month in Bugisu region under the Bulambuli resettlement programme. …

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70bn awarded to Lango families over IDP settlement

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Lira has awarded 68 billion Shillings in compensation to more than 5,000 families after the government set up an Internally Displaced People’s (IDPs) camp on their land. In 2016, the families acting under their umbrella Lango Camp Host Association (LACHA) filed …

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COVID-19 hit families to benefit from UGX 36B direct cash giveaways

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 120,000 families in Uganda whose livelihoods have been negatively affected by Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from USD 10 million, approximately 36 billion Shillings’ direct cash transfers. The programme, implemented by GiveDirectly, a nonprofit organization that lets donors send money to …

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Hared Petroleum set to evict 700 families in Jinja

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 700 families from works village in Jinja district are protesting an eviction by Bashir Musa, the proprietor of Hared Petroleum Limited.  The said land, covers six plots, measuring about four acres along Kisinja road and Nile crescent. It was host to the Ministry …

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Fears of domestic violence rise as millions confined over virus

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence. From Berlin to Paris, Madrid, Rome and Bratislava, associations that help victims of domestic violence have sounded the alarm after Europe …

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Bududa landslide victims thrown out by host families

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Families hosting landslide victims in Bududa district have started pushing them out of their homes.   The Landslides hit Bushika Sub-county in Bududa District on December 3, 2019, displacing over 200 families across three villages of Namasa, Shikhururwe and Naposhi. More than 40 lives were lost.   …

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