✳ Discontinue the fragmentation of districts (if possible, consolidate to reduce administrative costs). ✳ Government’s outsized role in the agriculture sector leaves little room for private sector participation. ✳ Technical inefficiencies pervade delivery of subsidized inputs, procured by the NAADS and distributed by the OWC to farmers. ✳ Rather …
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ISO boss, Security minister face tough questions Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ugandan human rights activists say as much as they support the government in cracking down on criminals, the security agencies must act within the confines of the law while performing their duties. While speaking at a recent …
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How Museveni escaped being bitten by Bobi Wine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The loose coalition of opposition politicians, activists, and campaign strategists under the People Power umbrella entered Hoima district early to canvass support for the Forum for Deomcratic Change (FDC) candidate. They appeared in force and determined …
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RANK COUNTRY TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 14 11 4 29 2 KENYA 5 2 4 11 3 JAMAICA 3 5 4 12 4 PR OF CHINA 3 3 3 9 5 ETHIOPIA 2 5 1 8 6 GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 2 3 0 5 7 GERMANY 2 0 …
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Rank Order Name Result Notes Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:48.36 WL Yomif KEJELCHA (ETH) 26:49.34 PB Rhonex KIPRUTO (KEN) 26:50.32 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda won the men’s 10,000 metres world title in Doha on Sunday with the second fastest ever time in the championships history of 26min 48.36sec. …
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Different ways opposition plans to force Museveni out of power Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Even after the Electoral Commission announced that their candidate had lost the recent by-election for Hoima District Woman MP, the opposition insists they won. Unlike in the past when the opposition rushed to court …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIAMENT MEDIA | A heated debate on Tororo in parliament yesterday ended with the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga directing that the Ministry of Lands present findings from a recent study-visit to London aimed at resolving the impasse. The visit to London was by a verification …
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🇺🇬 Medal ceremony ⏭ 800M Final – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD) ✳Prize Money (tax free in Uganda) 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 6 7 2 15 2 PR OF CHINA 2 …
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Why we must see America’s summons to Uganda about human rights as an ideological weapon for domination THE INDEPENDENT | ANDREW M. MWENDA | When the US government sanctioned Uganda’s former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, many Ugandans in opposition, traditional and social media and in “civil society” …
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‘The man ready to teach Uganda a lesson’ Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Details emerging following the recent failure of major oil companies to pressure the Uganda government to grant tax concessions before a crucial purchase and sale deal are casting the country as a “nightmare” for oil firms. And …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
