Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira Region police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 60-year-old Ali Mugaya, a renowned coffee dealer in BB Guesthouse in Market zone in Buwenge town council in Jinja district on Tuesday night. The Guesthouse workers discovered his lifeless body this morning when …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An ambulance belonging to Bwera General Hospital in Kasese has burst into flames at Yerya in Kibito Sub County along Fort Portal-Kasese road in Bunayangabu district. Two occupants of the ambulance are said to have died on the spot while two others sustained …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo Town Clerk, Paul Omoko and the Municipal Engineer Francis Okema are in trouble for the alleged embezzlement of over sh180 million meant for the construction of Kagera Bridge. Officers from the State House Anti Corruption Unit arrested the two officials from the Tororo …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three vehicles belonging to the Nabilatuk, Kween and Kibuku districts COVID-19 task forces are grounded in CFAO Motors Garage Mbale City. The one for Nabilatuk is Toyota pickup registration number UG 7105M, Kween Registration number UG7072M and Kibuku registration number UG7052M. The three vehicles …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Adhoc committee set up by parliament to review the proposed merger of several autonomous has asked the cabinet to reconsider the decision on some agencies. This is part of the recommendation in the Adhoc committee reports presented to the house by the Bukanga …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of different retirement schemes will be allowed to use part of their savings as collateral to obtain loans. According to the regulation, members saving in retirement schemes licensed by the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), will be allowed to secure mortgages and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has cautioned legislators against making reckless statements in regard to a committee report on the controversial agreement between the government and the Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. While delivering her communication during the plenary on Tuesday, Among assured …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied operating any safe houses in the country. The Minister of State for Defence, Jacob Oboth Oboth who was appearing before the Committee on Human Rights has subsequently asked MPs to furnish his office with any information regarding the …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Leader of Opposition, Winnie Kiiza has re-launched the back-to-school campaign to rally learners in Kasese district. Dubbed “Kabugho Go Back to School Campaign”, it is facilitated by Winnie Kiiza Foundation in partnership with Kirindiro Communication. It mainly targets disabled children and learners who were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A military Garrison tribunal sitting in Beni city, North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has today sentenced two collaborators of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF to 20 years in jail for first-class hard labour after pleading guilty to their involvement with …
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