Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kitgum district is holding six suspects arrested for alleged illegal logging and charcoal burning. The suspects were picked from Lamwo district during undercover operations conducted by the Environmental Protection Police Unit-EPPU over the weekend. The operations conducted on illegal logging and charcoal …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Secondary school teachers in Lira are excited about the introduction of a new curriculum for lower secondary classes. In February 2020, the National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC) rolled out a new secondary education curriculum aimed at meeting the learners’ needs especially in regards to skills …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The Ethiopian government has signed a 24 million U.S. dollars off-grid electrification project contract with three Chinese firms and one South Korean firm, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday. Speaking to Xinhua, Melaku Taye, Communications Director at Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU), said the …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prices of seeds have shot up in Bududa district as the planting season draws closer. The most affected are maize and bean seeds. A kilogram of untreated maize seeds now costs Shillings 1800 from Shillings 1200. A sachet of 2 kilograms of treated maize …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district authorities plan to construct irrigation schemes and water dams along the banks of River Unyama to mitigate persistent flooding of Elegu Township along the Uganda-South Sudan border. Elegu Town suffers devastating floods, which displaces hundreds of people whenever River Unyama bursts its …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Domestic Borrowing by the government is creating a class of lazy investors, according to the Uganda Debt Network-UDN. Domestic Borrowing is done through the issuance of securities like treasury bills, which are short term debt instruments with tenures ranging from 91, 182 and 364 days …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unfulfilled pledges by President Yoweri Museveni and internal party wrangles cost the National Resistance Movement support in Wakiso district. In the just-concluded elections, the NRM party lost in all the eight constituencies in Wakiso District. They include Entebbe Municipality, Busiro South, Busiro North, Nansana Municipality, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | Government has asked the European Union (EU) Parliament to respect the country’s sovereignty and ensure non-interference if relations between the two is to be sustained. Uganda response to EU Resolution (CLICK TO READ FULL STATEMENT) The EU Parliament last week adopted 19 resolutions taking …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation- WHO has issued new malaria prevention and treatment guidelines. The guidelines and recommendations are through a web-based platform that countries can navigate to find up to date information to update their national response depending on the extent of their disease problem. In the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has asked religious leaders to emulate the life of Archbishop Janani Luwum. Mao who was addressing a press conference at the DP offices said that the country is faced with bad leadership. He cited the kidnaps, murders, disappearances, brutality …
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