Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six suspects who have been collaborating with cattle thieves in Katakwi district have been remanded to Katakwi prison. They were arrested by the joint security forces early this week following an increase in the number of cases of cattle theft in the district. They are Martin …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Buwanabisi cell, Bududa town council in Bududa district were this morning shocked after discovering one of their residents had committed suicide. The deceased has been identified as Paulo Masika, a resident of Buwanabisi cell, Bududa town council in Bududa district. According to Peter Lulondo, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties, Anifa Kawooya has asked leaders in Acholi sub-region to rally the masses to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The minister says misinformation on the efficacy and alleged dangers of the Covid-19 vaccine remains a big hurdle for …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu city councilors have faulted the Ministry of Finance for failing to remit the council’s local revenue collected using the Integrated Revenue Administration System-IRAS. The government allocated local revenue worth 491 Million Shillings to Gulu City Council for the financial year 2021/2022 but using the IRAS, …
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Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces of the Uganda Police and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have embarked on forceful eviction of Balaalo herdsmen from the West Nile sub-region. The exercise which has commenced with Pakwach district that hosts the biggest number of the herdsmen in the …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST have protested the poor living conditions at the University. The students say the current situation at the University is worrying and needs serious tackle. The over 10,000 students from both the Main campus and Kihumuro say they chose …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Council has got a new service commission. The then Mbale Municipal council was using the services of the Mbale District Service Commission. Members of the new service commission include Fabian Wakholi, a retired education officer in Mbale district, Elizabeth Mabonga, a retired probation officer, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 796 road signs have been vandalized along the 952 kilometres national road network in Acholi and Lango sub regions by suspected scrap dealers. The vandalism estimated to cost Shillings 650 million occurred between 2020 to date. Henry Komakech, the manager Uganda National Roads …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will stay in Somalia despite the end of the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) program. Uganda alongside other countries that include Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Burundi have been enforcing peace in Somalia under the UN-backed AMISOM program since 2007. However, …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government-sponsored students at Muni University have staged a strike to protest the delayed payment of their first semester allowances. The students are demanding living out allowances, clinical allowances and faculty allowances which they say haven’t been paid by the University. The angry students marched from the …
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