Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teenage girls in Busia district are accusing health workers attached to various health facilities of harassment whenever they seek family planning services. According to the teens, the health workers are rude and often block them from accessing family planning methods of their preference. The girls …
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Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak district local government has given Sumadhura Company limited a week’s ultimatum to drill two new boreholes, or refund Shillings 48 million they received for the work. It all started after the company drilled two boreholes in the district two weeks ago, but they did …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fish traders whose trucks are being held by Uganda government authorities have sued the head of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Lake George and Edward, the Director of Fisheries Resources in Entebbe, and the Attorney General for illegally confiscating their fish. On October 3, 2021, …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF has arrested 13 men and three women in connection with theft of cattle in Moroto district. The 16 persons have been taken into custody at the 3rd Division headquarters in Moroto, pending further investigations. The 16 were apprehended on Sunday in Nadunget sub …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district authorities have expressed concern over hesitancy among South Sudan refugees, to embrace the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. Authorities reason that the low uptake of vaccines by the refugees may affect the opening of schools next year. The district chairman Ben Anyama, disclosed that he …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies in Moroto have issued a warning to Karamojong leaders involved in inciting the public against operations mounted by the UPDF and anti-stock theft unit, for purposes of recovery of raided cows and arrest of criminals. The warning was issued by UPDF spokesman Edrin …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere, has halted his 12th coronation anniversary celebrations that were due to take place on Tuesday. OBR had looked set to celebrate its first coronation anniversary in 5 years since the arrest of Mumbere, when the kingdom …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district have arrested a woman over suspected child trafficking. The suspect has been identified as Annet Zahra, a resident of Seme village in Buhehe sub-county. She is accused of kidnapping a 13 year old girl, with intention to traffic the minor to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest figures compiled by Interpol Uganda show that hackers have become more lethal in this Covid-19 era. The statistics on cyber-crimes contained in a report by Interpol director Charles Birungi, indicate that USD 4million, about 14.4 Billion shillings has been lost to online fraudsters …
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Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been confirmed dead in Kassanda district after unknown assailants allegedly raided and made away with unspecified amount of money from a Chinese wood factory. Police confirmed the dead as Police Probationer Constable-PPC, Ronald Amuku, attached to Wamala regional police and one of …
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