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DPP yet to receive proceedings in Mabirizi offensive communication case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State prosecutors have told Buganda Road Magistrates Court that they have not yet received a typed copy of proceedings in the offensive communication case against lawyer Male Mabirizi. Robert Rutaro Muhairwe accuses Mabirizi of using his social media platforms to abuse Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana. …

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IGG directs Jinja city authorities to nominate new land board members

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Government-IGG, Patricia Achan has directed Jinja city authorities to conduct fresh nominations of land board members, saying the previous exercise didn’t follow the right procedures. This stems from complaints by whistleblowers to the Inspectorate of Government indicating that the candidates nominated …

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Joint security forces kill 20 cattle rustlers in one week

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces comprising the army and police killed twenty Karamojong cattle rustlers during their disarmament operations in the region last week. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja regional police spokesperson told URN in an interview on Monday that the rustlers were gunned down in gunfire exchanges …

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Micho relies on squad depth to overcome Uzbekistan

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojević Micho is relying on the depth of his squad to overcome Uzbekistan in the final of the 2022 Navruz Cup scheduled for later this evening at Navbahor stadium. Uganda Cranes ejected Tajikistan 5-4 on penalties following a one-all-draw in …

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CID dispatches homicide team to probe five killings in Mukono

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli has dispatched three homicide detectives to probe the five murders in Mukono district. At least five people were killed in Mukono municipality and Nakisunga sub county over the weekend in suspected cases of robbery and domestic violence. The victims include …

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More private schools could close: EPRC study

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy-seven percent of the teachers in private schools didn’t return to the schools where they were teaching prior 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, a new survey by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) released on Monday has shown. Rehema Kahunde, a researcher at …

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Bunagana primary school closed to host Congolese refugees

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunagana primary school in Bunagana town council, Kisoro district is playing host to thousands of Congolese nationals fleeing clashes between suspected members of the March 23 Movement (M23) and Congolese government troops in the chiefdom of Bwisha, Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province. Heavy fighting erupted in …

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Police hunt for assailants behind plumber’s torture

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have launched a manhunt for unknown people captured in a video torturing a man by burning his back with melting plastic after tying his hands and legs. Police swung into action when the video went viral on social media over the weekend showing a group …

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