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Roke Telkom boosts children with cancer in Mbarara City

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roke Telkom has extended material support worth shs7 million to 18 children living with cancer, at the Bless a Child Foundation in Mbarara City, as part of the company’s Roke Gives Back corporate social responsibility initiative. The company handed over items including; a wheel …

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Savers want NSSF to invest in Western region

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Savers in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from the western region want the Fund to start making investments in their part of the country. During a regional employer meeting at Hotel Triangle in Mbarara City on Tuesday, savers said that the fund has …

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Mbarara RCC halts fundraising campaign for fire truck purchase

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kanusu, the Deputy Mbarara City Northern Division Resident City Commissioner-RCC has suspended the fundraising drive initiated by Mbarara city traders to procure a fire truck. The campaign, known as “Enkoni Y’nyine Eka,” was launched in August by the traders, united under the Mbarara …

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MOBILE PHONES: Ntare sends home 205 Senior Six students

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntare School in Mbarara City has indefinitely suspended 205 Senior Six students for indiscipline. The school head teacher, Saul Rwampororo, says that the students rampaged on Monday night and destroyed school property including the new CCTV system. According to Rwampororo, trouble started after two students …

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Archbishop Lambert ordains 11 priests, 13 deacons at Nyamitanga

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Grace Lambert Bainomugisha, the Archbishop of Mbarara, presided over the ordination ceremony of 11 priests and 13 deacons at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Nyamitanga on Saturday. Among the newly ordained priests are Rev Fr Richard Kakuru, Abel Atwiine, Emmanuel Byakwiza, …

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Mbarara traders launch fundraising drive to buy fire fighting equipment

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Traders Association (MBACITA) has initiated a fundraising campaign dubbed “Enkoni Y’nyine Eka” to procure their own firefighting truck. The decision comes after a recent fire outbreak along Maj Victor Bwana road that caused significant damage to Timber and Timber products worth billions of …

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IGG gives Multiplex two months to complete Mbarara City roads

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG), Patricia Achan Okiria, has issued a directive to Multiplex Limited to complete three road projects in Mbarara City within two months. The directive came during a meeting held at City Hall on Monday, involving Multiplex Limited, Mbarara City …

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Mbarara City timber traders seek Govt compensation

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Timber traders whose property was destroyed by fire in Mbarara City say they lost more than one billion shillings. The fire that broke out on Friday on Major Victor Bwana Road, destroyed timber and timber products. After the incident, Robert Kanusu, the Deputy Mbarara …

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Former Archbishop Emeritus Paul Bakyenga laid to rest

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Emeritus Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, has been laid to rest at Nyamitanga Cathedral in Mbarara City. Archbishop Emeritus Bakyenga, who passed away at the age of 79 in Nsambya Hospital, was buried inside the church on the right-hand …

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