Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown thugs raided Kiryanjagi trading center in Kabamba sub county in Kagadi district, killing a woman. The machete-wielding thugs invaded the residence of Omuhereza Naku where they hacked his wife to death identified as Omuhereza Nassy. They also hacked two children in the same family living …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to a report compiled by fire and rescue services headed by Joseph Mugisa, the police recorded 1,015 fire incidents last year and the majority of them were in residential homes. In the previous years, most fire accidents would be recorded in commercial buildings, metal welding …
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UNBS is finalizing the development of new mandatory solar standards that provide baseline requirements for quality, durability and truth in advertising to protect consumers of off-grid renewable energy products Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dealers of solar energy products have expressed fear that the new mandatory solar standards for solar products …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political leaders in Kigezi region have implored the government to resettle the Batwa following their eviction from national parks in the 1990’s. The leaders were speaking during the release of a study by Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST, dubbed “Understanding the Marginalized Batwa people of …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district veterinary department is struggling to contain an outbreak of black quarter disease following the death of 50 cattle. The black quarter disease is an acute animal’s disease characterized by emphysematous swelling in the heavy muscles of the animals. The animals with the disease present …
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Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi police are holding in custody a born again pastor for allegedly defiling and making a 14-year-old girl pregnant. Greater Bushenyi police spokesperson Martial Tumusiime has identified the suspect as Apostle Solomon Kushemererwa, 36, a resident of Tank Hill, Bushenyi town. Kushemererwa is a pastor at …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Eva Luswata, the Jinja High Court resident judge will hear Salamu Musumba’s application of substituted service against the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga. Musumba applied for substituted service on claims that Kadaga or her agents had declined to receive the petition in which she …
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Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Landslide victims in the Bunambutye resettlement camp in Bulambuli district are seeking the intervention of the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga over the poor living conditions. According to the victims, since they were brought to the camp about two years ago, they have faced various …
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Katunguru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katunguru Seed Secondary School is struggling to teach science subjects due to the lack of a laboratory. The O-level school borders Kasese District mainly serving learners around the Katunguru fishing area in Kasese. The deputy head teacher’s office is partly serving as a laboratory for …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing Bishop of the Northern Uganda Anglican Diocese, Johnson Gakumba is on the spot for alleged interference in the leadership of the laity. Trouble began in November last year when the Bishop nullified the re-election of Fred Watum as the Chairperson of the Laity …
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