Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has ordered the urgent hearing of an application seeking to block the elections of the new leadership of the Uganda Law Society. Court presided over by Nakawa Chief Magistrate Dr Douglas Singiza has issued an order requiring the case filed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three veterans of the National Resistance Movement-NRM have warned that the proposal by the government to abolish the mailo land tenure system risks plunging the country into chaos if not handled properly. Retired Major Abdul Nadduli, Maj Kakooza Mutale have both said government is misguided …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate’s Court has remanded five people on nine charges related to defrauding unsuspecting customers of Airtel Uganda Limited. The suspects are businessmen Alex Kalema alias Mumerika, Eddy Katumba, Hassan Sekabira, Bashir Kigozi a Peasant and Geoffrey Ssebisubi, an Artist. The suspects …
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🔴 CECAFA CUP semis ➡ Express 2 KKM 1 ( AET) Wednesday ➡ Azam vs Nyasa Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Express FC brushed aside Zanzibari side KMKM 2-1 to storm the CECAFA Kagame Cup final where they are seeking their first ever victory. A classic free …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter Party Organisation for Dialogue-IPOD has appealed to the government to lift the suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility-DGF, a consortium of donor for good governance programs in Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni wrote to the Ministry of Finance in February last year to halt …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 36 Congolese fishermen who illegally entered the country to fish on Lake Edward have been deported. They were arrested on separate occasions between March and June this year in Kasese district by Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF attached to the marine unit. Maj. Gen Dick Olum, …
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Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Sembabule district are demanding for the increased mass vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. Last week, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry allocated Sembabule a total of 20,000 doses of FMD vaccines to carry out vaccination of animals against the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club has threatened to pull out of the Stanbic Uganda Cup one day after the local soccer governing body made draws for the semifinals. On Monday, the Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA, made draws pitying Vipers Sports Club against Police FC in the …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district security committee has launched an operation against unlawful roadblocks being operated by local leaders along major roads. This follows rampant complaints of extortion the police have recorded from the business community dealing in produce, livestock and charcoal among others of local leaders impersonating …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC is concerned about the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination. According to records from the Ministry of Health, by July 30, 2021, 902,293 and 233,950 people had received their first and second jab respectively. The country’s target is to vaccinate at …
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