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Bomb squad reviews Jinja taxi fire wreckage

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of police officers led by the bomb squad was Monday dispatched to the scene of Sunday’s  devastating taxi fire in Jinja city, which left two people dead on the spot. The team, led by Kiira regional police commander Charles Nsaba, is conducting …

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Three burnt to death after Mbale-bound taxi catches fire

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people were killed after a commuter taxi went up in flames along Clive Road East in the Southern Division of Jinja City. The incident involved a commuter taxi with registration number UBA 463B, which had 18 passengers and departed from the Jinja taxi …

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PICTORIAL: Roast and Rhyme Jinja edition

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roast and Rhyme Nyam on the Nile edition took over Jinja city last weekend. The Swangz Avenue experience happened at new location, across the Nile Resort. On offer was top-notch Bell enjoyments, authentic Ugandan live music, savoury nyama choma and a novel spirits-village courtesy …

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New Crested Crane Hotel almost set for commissioning

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly built Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja is nearing completion and is expected to be handed over to the government by the end of this month, according to the project implementers. The hotel is expected to be assigned 3-Star class when it is commissioned, …

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Five impersonators arrested during UPDF recruitment in Jinja

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces have arrested five imposters in the ongoing recruitment drive for military prospects in the eastern region. The suspects were arrested at the Jinja district headquarters, where shortlisted applicants from the districts of Jinja, Mayuge and Namutumba are being screened. The …

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UHI, Jinja hospital give free cardiac surgeries to infants

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI), in collaboration with Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, has launched a five-day camp to provide free cardiac surgeries to 11 infants from various districts across the Busoga sub-region. The camp, running from June 17 to 21, began with patient admissions for …

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Jinja residents protest move of Agricultural Shows to Bukalasa

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja residents have held a peaceful protest against the move by Uganda National Farmers’ Federation-UNFFE, to relocation the national students’ agricultural exhibition to Bukalasa agricultural college in Luwero district. Led by the Jinja city woman member of parliament, Manjeri Kyebakutika, the residents say that this …

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Fishmonger allegedly killed by three colleagues for stealing fish

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region have confirmed the arrest of three fishmongers who allegedly killed their colleague only identified as Rogers. The suspects; Irene Akurut, Moses Kataasa, and Wilber Magero are detained at Jinja Central Police Station on charges of murder. It is reported that the …

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Traffic paralysed in Jinja as trucks plunge in deep potholes

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business came to a standstill in sections of Jinja city’s industrial area after five trucks got stuck at different points along Factory Street, in Masese ward, in the southern division. This follows heavy rains, which filled up giant existing potholes, that drivers accidently drove …

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Jinja traders join strike against EFRIS

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Traders Association-TA have joined the nationwide strike by closing shop to protest the enforcement of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution-EFRIS. Traders say that, EFRIS is a form of taxation that will lower their customers’ purchasing power and over time create unfair business …

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