Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | James Bukomba, the sub accountant of Buyaga town council in Bulambuli district is in trouble for allegedly extorting 3 Million Shillings from a women’s group. The money applied is under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program. Bukomba was arrested on Thursday on the orders of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pay TV service provider, MultiChoice Uganda, has returned the Step-Up promotion for all its DStv and GOtv customers dubbed DStv Tukwongere and GOtv-Liinya Grade campaign. The campaign that comes every January is meant to enable MultiChoice customers move a notch higher with the bouquet packages …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu District Education Department has tasked all headteachers in primary and secondary schools to offer psychosocial support to pregnant girls and teenage mothers who will resume studies next week. The directive issued during a meeting with all school headteachers in Gulu city is aimed …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Assistant Town Clerk for Mukono Central division, Ismael Mulambuzi Ssemyalo has been interdicted for allegedly mismanaging revenue. Since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, Mukono like other municipalities has been complaining about difficulties in raising local revenue as well as funding the planned …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kasese has arrested a 60-year-old Fred Mutesasira, for allegedly defiling four minors. Mutesasira, a resident of Saluti A cell in Kasese municipality is said to have been luring the minors aged between three and seven years into sexual acts with petty items …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two bodies of fishermen who drowned in Lake Albert in Hoima district have been retrieved. The deceased fishermen are Godfrey Kandole, 30 and another one only identified as Richard 35, both fishermen attached to Kibiro landing site in Kiganja sub county. Their fishing boat reportedly …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural leaders in Agago are facing several hurdles as they carry out the year-long operation to arrest and fine commercial charcoal dealers depleting shea nut trees in the district. A team of cultural leaders from fifteen chiefdoms in Agago district on December 15, 2021, embarked …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has officially launched the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) by admitting its first cohort of 123 top performing scholars from the 43 Districts where the bank has a branch presence. The launch of the Equity Leaders Program, a mentorship and leadership …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Solicitor General has written to the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court seeking a certified copy of proceedings that directed the court to unconditionally release novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. In the letter dated January 6, 2022, Christine Kaahwa while writing on behalf of the Solicitor General says …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reptile conservationists have appealed for the safe handling of stray snakes in homes to help preserve endangered species. Snakes implant a deep-rooted fear in many people. Uganda is home to over 110 venomous and non-venomous snake species. Of those, 15 of the species have been …
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