Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nixon Owole the Tororo Resident District Commissioner has ordered the municipal council authorities to halt the ongoing allocation of space to vendors in the new market. According to Owole, his office and that of the District Police Commander have received several reports and complaints from market …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Economic monitoring Peter Ogwang has said they will carry out an audit on all Government loans to assess their performance and progress. According to Ogwang, the Audit will be conducted to assess the number of loans in the country, …
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Chief Justice moots for Grade One Magistrate in each Sub County Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny- Dollo wants each sub-county to have a Grade One Magistrate if the country is to realize equitable access to justice. Dollo says that it is unfortunate that the Judiciary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pheona Nabasa Wall has been re-elected as the President of the Uganda Law Society. At a function held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala, Wall was re-elected unopposed together with the majority of her executive members that include Angwech Dian-Vice President, Ritah Namakiika-Secretary and Shane Gloria …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero district has preferred charges of torture and child neglect against a man who claims to be the son of Kanungu genocidaire Joseph Kibwetere. Juvenal Rugambwa, 57, a resident of Kilambula village in Zirobwe sub-county was arrested together with his wife Winnie Rugambwa, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Busoga Parliamentary caucus are demanding for the return of/or compensation for their kingdom property taken by government in 1966 after the abolition of cultural institutions. The 9 MPs led by Stephen Kisa, the MP Luuka South and chairperson of the caucus re-echoed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The homicide team at the Criminal Investigations Directorate has obtained travel details from Immigration department that Francis Onebe, arrested this week over the death of his wife Immaculate Mary Blessing Onebe, had planned two travel trips at the same time. The body of Immaculate …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eskom Uganda has completed refurbishment works on the Nalubaale main dam, it said on Sept.10. The Shs11.6billion project undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation involved carrying out repairs on all damaged and cracked surfaces of the dam to cure leakages. While officiating at the project handover, Thozama …
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Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Sembabule district are investigating an incident in which a prominent bar owner whom they were chasing fell down and died. The police were chasing Didas Mayinja Sseruyange, the proprietor of Mayinja Pub, in Kawanga trading centre, Mabindo sub-county while enforcing the COVID-19 directives …
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Organizers double value of award from $50k to $100k due to the extraordinary quality of applications Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alex Kyabarongo, a 24-year-old veterinary student at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021. This is a new $100,000 award to …
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