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Tenure of Uganda Airlines board expires

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has commenced the process to institute a new Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines Company Ltd, following the expiry of the current board. The current and first substantive board was inaugurated on April 1, 2022, replacing the interim board that had been …

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Anthrax kills 3 in northeastern and western Uganda

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that an anthrax outbreak in the northeastern and western regions of the country has left three people dead and several others hospitalized. The ministry noted in a health situation update report that two deaths, one laboratory-confirmed case and another …

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Watu Shule launches in Fort Portal

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to combat Uganda’s soaring road traffic accidents, Watu Uganda has launched “Watu Shule,” a specialized motorcycle riding school in Fort Portal City today (April 11). The initiative is designed to deliver high-quality, structured training to boda boda riders—who remain …

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Ssaka bridge, town roads commissioned in Pallisa

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has commissioned the Saaka bridge located along the Pallisa – Kaliro Road. The 4.5-kilometre bridge goes through the River Mpologoma. The bridge and the town roads measuring 7.5 kilometers in Pallisa were constructed by Arab Contractors under the National Roads Development and Maintenance …

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NCDC trains teachers on revised A’ Level Curriculum

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has commenced training of teachers on the revised Advanced Level (A-Level) curriculum at Canon Apollo Core Primary Teachers’ College in Fort Portal City. The training, which will last seven days, is part of a nationwide effort to …

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KAWEMPE: NRM’s Faridah Nambi petitions court over results

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Candidate in the Kawempe North by-elections, Faridah Nambi Kigongo, has petitioned the High Court Civil Division to nullify the election victory of Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi on the grounds of bribery and campaigning on the day of elections. Nambi, through her lawyers led …

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Ugandan Diplomat’s wife remanded over murder

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Kanoheri Jolin Rugari, wife to Zimbabwe’s Honorary Consul in Uganda, Chris  Rugari, to Luzira prison on charges of murdering their two-year-old son. Kanoheri was on Friday arraigned before the Court presided over by Grade One  Magistrate Frank Namanya and charged …

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