Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Congolese Militiamen have raided the Lake Albert waters yet again, abducting 16 Ugandan Fishermen. The militiamen also robbed four fishing boats, four boat engines and several sets of fishing nets from the fishermen. The attack occurred on Sunday near the Kaiso landing site in …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is something which soldiers and LDUs properly armed with deadly assault rifles also fear – a camera. So scared were a duo caught on camera in a bar they had ‘charged’ that they fled on being alerted to its presence. But fear can be …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of residents have thronged the Jinja city based sailing club beach to view the 100% plastic made dhow called the Flipflopi. The Kenyan made plastic dhow is being showcased on selected beaches across Lake Victoria in the countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 27 members of the Allied Democratic Forces have objected to facing a trial through video conferencing technology. The suspected who are facing terrorism, murder, and aggravated robbery charges, alongside the suspected ADF Commander Jamilu Mukulu declined to appear before the International Crimes Division of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amidst all the damning findings by the Auditor General John Muwanga, there is something positive to report albeit with a warning; the outstanding amount in court awards and compensation has after several years fallen below 400 billion Shillings, currently standing at 392.4 billion Shillings. The Auditor …
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Kanungu, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Water and Environment Ministry has repaired the Ntungwa river solar irrigation scheme in Kanungu district a few days after URN reported about it. The solar irrigation scheme, which commissioned in January 2019, is found in Kameme village in Kibimbiri parish in Kihihi sub-county. It was built …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform -NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine scored above 50 percent at 381 of 765 polling stations that were situated at Muslim institutions. Bobi Wine’s win at these polling stations was 49.8 percent on average. This is according to analysis …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sumaya Aliza Balunywa, a former contestant for the Eastern Region Youth parliamentary seat has petitioned the High court challenging the victory of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate, Bernard Odoi Oneni. Odoi garnered 967 votes beating his closest rival Sumaya Aliza Balunywa, who scored …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Railways Corporation -URC has not only consistently maintained its reputation among the worst performing public bodies in which billions of taxpayers money get lost but has also added unaccounted foreign loans to the losses it inflicts on Ugandans. A report by the Auditor General has …
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Kkumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kakumiro district are holding a special Police constable- SPC for allegedly shooting a dead suspect. The suspect is Julius Alaku, who is attached to Kikwaya police post in Kakumiro district. He is accused of shooting dead John Barugahare, who had been arrested …
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