Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoteliers in Kampala have registered improved guest booking this festive season compared to 2020, the worst year ever for the hospitality sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, the hoteliers say holiday seekers and tourists, …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butchers and food vendors in Luwero town have decried low sales this Christmas. At least 70 head of cattle were slaughtered in Luwero town council central market on Friday morning for the Christmas festivities. Currently, a kilogram of beef costs between Shillings 14,000 and …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint force of police and army have launched a man hunt for a group of armed men who shot dead a prison warder. Peter Kiplangat, popularly known as Fred Mwanga was shot dead at around 9pm at Camp Swahili Chini village, in the South …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, backed by his executive want all individuals collecting illegal fees from market vendors prosecuted and the dues immediately stopped. The committee also wants the government to withdrawal military personnel deployed in the markets and replace them with KCCA …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have opened up an investigation into the death of Hajj Rashid Kamoga Kulima, a senior human resource manager of the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA. Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson said that unknown people brought Kamoga to Seguku …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has remanded 15 people to Kitalya, Luzira, and Kigo prisons on terror-related charges and belonging to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, a gazetted terror group. The suspects include five women and 10 men. They are mobile money operators Yusuf Muwonge alias …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dfcu bank has unveiled mobile-based micro-loans to its customers as it strives to tap into a larger pool of small savers who on most cases do not have collateral security. The new product dubbed mobiloan has been unveiled in partnership with the Nairobi-based digital firm, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme connected 125,000 new customers to the grid in the 11 months to November this year, representing a 54% growth in new connections recorded in the same period in 2020. “Of the 125,000 connected customers, 53,000 were self-funded and the remaining 72,000 through …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked the elderly and those living with other health conditions that compromise immunity to seek booster doses of COVID-19 jabs. This development comes after the country registered a hundred percent increase in cases in the last week. According to test …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pork prices have fallen in Bududa. The price has fallen from 9,000 to 7000 shillings. On 23rd of December every year, as Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, it is a norm that pigs are slaughtered for those who eat pork as …
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