Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Otuke district have arrested two members of the Village Health Team for stealing government drugs. John Robert Okiror and Esther Alanyo attached to Ogwete health centre III were arrested on Tuesday for stealing drugs from the health centre. They were found in …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cotton farmers in the Acholi sub-region are excited with the new price of cotton that has hit 2,000 Shillings. Recently, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO announced an indicative price of shillings 2,000 for a kilogram of cotton. The indicative price helps to regulate the price at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Crime Intelligence Unit has raided three homes in Kampala and rescued over 200 girls and women who were allegedly being trafficked to Arab countries. The unit started surveillance on the houses after a tip-off from one of the parents who had established that her …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri have launched investigations into the circumstances under which a 34-year-old businessman was found hanging inside a room at JB Lodge located along Rubabo road in Rukungiri municipality. The deceased has been identified as George Ambasize, a resident of Mugamba village, Kyaruyenje parish, …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara High Court Judge Moses Kawumi Kazibwe has dismissed with costs, an election petition filed against Isingiro West County Member of Parliament Reuben Arinaitwe. Arinatwe defeated Tumwesigye with 7,992 votes while Tumwesigye got 7,975 votes. Tumwesigye petitioned the court challenging Arinaitwe’s victory on grounds that …
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As part of the accelerator program, each of the five start-ups will receive up to $18,000 proof-of-concept funding to test their ideas Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Ugandan startups that are ready for the next level of growth have been selected for the Next Innovation with Japan Accelerator …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has finally spoken out on the health of Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, saying the head of police is battling with unstable high blood pressure. Ochola has been unwell for months now, but the police has been hesitant to comment about …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district has partnered with Makerere University to prevent violence against children. Makerere University through the Child Health Development Centre has signed a two-year project, Parenting for Respectability with Lamogi sub county in Amuru district and is being implemented by SOS Children’s Village in Gulu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have stepped up efforts that will see various companies in the two countries jointly bid for opportunities in the oil and gas sector, to ward off foreign competition. For more than a decade in the development of the oil and gas industry …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrate court in Mubende has remanded a Congolese national for allegedly knocking a journalist dead. Umar Muhamad, 34, a Congolese national and resident of Kyaka II refugee camp in Kyegegwa district was on Tuesday charged with six offences. The charges are reckless driving, causing …
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