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Fresh Dairy unveils new campaign

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk processor, Fresh Dairy, has unveiled a new campaign dubbed FreshDairymunju aimed at encouraging customers to stock up Fresh Dairy’s Long life UHT Extended Shelf Life milk and avoid frequent crowding in shops and avoid spreading of coronavirus. The Fresh Dairy’s Long life UHT milk …

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Court throws out application seeking EC to provide biometric machines

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal High Court has thrown out an application asking the Electoral Commission-EC to produce and present to court Biometric Voter Verification–BVV machines. The application was filed on Monday by Jackson Mbaju Kathika, the loser of the Busongora County MP election, in Kasese district. …

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Why Uganda’s NGO Bureau has suspended operations of 54 NGOs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs. According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and …

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Parliament police arrests extortionist

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Malinga, 47, is under custody following his arrest by Police at Parliament on allegations of fraud and extortion. Masquerading as a staff of Parliament, Malinga approached a government official, and claimed the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has details of his …

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Attorney General raises red flag on amendments of contracts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has expressed concern about the rampant variations and amendments of government contracts by different entities. Kiwanuka’s concern is raised in a letter addressed to all accounting officers dated August 17 2021. According to Kiwanuka, the amendment in contracts is due …

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Boda boda riders accuse Wandegeya police officers of extortion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officers at Wandegeya police station have been accused of repeatedly impounding motorcycles from boda boda riders with the intention of extorting money from them. This came after an operation in which hundreds of motorcycles said to be operating without the required documents were impounded in …

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Uganda improves cancer health care as cases surge

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Thursday said it is continuing to decentralize cancer health care in the country as cases are on the increase. The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in a statement said there is an increasing burden of cancer. “It is estimated that for every 100 new …

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Janet Museveni to release UACE results today

  ✳ 98,392 Candidates registered, ✳ 97,490 Sat for their Exams ✳ 41,411 scored 3P ✳ 26,602 Got 2P ✳ 19,015 Scored 1P ✳ 9,616 got SP ✳ 796 Failed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni will this afternoon release the Uganda Advanced …

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Security personnel in Amuru hunt criminal gangs terrorizing residents

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Amuru are hunting for ringleaders of yet another youth group accused of terrorizing residents in the district. Code-named ‘Mac Wangi’, an Acholi phrase that loosely translates as ‘Fire Burns You’, the errant youth have been waylaying residents, raping girls and breaking into …

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Residents want annexation of disputed Apaa to Adjumani revoked

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of the contested Apaa want the government to revoke their annexation to Adjumani district. Apaa is now considered part of Adjumani district after a map drawn by the British imperialists in 1911 found the contested area that is home to over 10,000 residents part …

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