External employment has contributed greatly to employing young Ugandans COMMENT | Samson Tinka | It is estimated that there are over 100,000 Ugandans working in the Middle East alone. Remittances from Ugandans in the diaspora is said to bring into the country $1 billion every year. This is actually a drop by …
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Police records 2000 road accidents and over 250 dead in three months Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In a shocking wave of road crash events, a Spanish photojournalist, a Swedish diplomat and a young lady looking forward to her wedding have all perished on Uganda’s roads in recent days, …
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The electoral body wants to clear disputes over names and boundaries Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | With the women council and committee elections coming up later this year, the Electoral Commission (EC) has begun verifying all administrative units right from the smallest village to Kampala City. The verification is …
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🔴 Election of Speaker TODAY ➡ Picking forms NRM secretariat WEDNESDAY ➡ CEC NRM meeting THURSDAY ➡ NRM Caucus meeting FRIDAY ➡ Elections Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | West Budama Central MP Jacob Oboth Oboth will contest for Parliament Speakership, a source has revealed. The State Minister for Defence …
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🔴 Election of Speaker TODAY ➡ Picking forms NRM secretariat WEDNESDAY ➡ CEC NRM meeting THURSDAY ➡ NRM Caucus meeting FRIDAY ➡ Elections Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament will sit on Friday, March 25, to elect the new speaker of Parliament following the death of Jacob …
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Can govt tap into the country’s relentless population boom? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda has the second youngest population in the world and this is only expected to increase over the coming decades as the number of children, adolescents and youth in the country is forecasted to rise from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party has asked Members of Parliament to express interest in the position of Speaker of Parliament. The party’s top organ, the Central Executive Committee (CEC) chaired by President Yoweri Museveni will on Wednesday discuss the names of candidates and …
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Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stakeholders in the mining sector have asked the government to invest in restoration and conservation of the environment for artisanal miners in a move needed to fight the adverse effects of climate change in the country. Chris Musiime, the Programmes Director for Africa Center …
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🔴 RESULT 800 m final Ajee Wilson 🇺🇲 1:59.09 🥇 Freweyni Hailu 🇪🇹 2:00.54 🥈 Halimah Nakaayi 🇺🇬 2:00.66 🥉 ➡1500m W final 1⃣ Gudaf #Tsegay 🇪🇹 3:57.19 2⃣ Axumawit Embaye 🇪🇹 4:02.29 3⃣ Hirut Meshesha 🇪🇹 4:03:39 4⃣ Winnie Nanyondo 🇺🇬 4:04.60 5⃣ Josette Norris 🇺🇸 4:04.71 Belgrade, Serbia | …
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Will President’s directive work this time? COVER STORY | Mubatsi Asinja Habati | On Feb. 28, President Yoweri Museveni wrote a letter addressing it to Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister. The letter directed her to halt land evictions across Uganda. Museveni said he was using his powers under Article 98(1) …
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