Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has said that it never participated in defacing posters of the National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi or even protect those who participated in the illegal act. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango defended the police after images started …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate, Patrick Amuriat Oboi will launch his national campaigns from Soroti city grounds after nominations. According to the Electoral Commission, Amuriat will be nominated on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Amuriat says that Soroti being his home and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country gears up for the 2021 general elections, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has reminded journalists of their role in sensitizing and mobilizing voters to shape the electoral process positively. “The media can promote free and fair elections through civic awareness, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a looming fall in maize prices amidst an expected good harvest this season due to good rains. But, the market remains subdued according to both farmers and exporters due to increasing preference of raw grain by the regional markets. Uganda’s smallholder farmers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Khat and Marijuana have been listed as the drug of choice for many adolescent boys and young men, according to findings of a study by Makerere University School of Public Health. Khat is a flowering plant which contains a stimulant believed to cause excitement, …
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Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF is investigating circumstance under which one of their soldiers shot dead a woman and her child in Bunyangabu district. Paul Lotukei allegedly shot and killed Pamela Nayebare, 26, and her 9-month-old son Owen Kusemererwa on Friday at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One member of the Kyambogo University Staff has tested positive for COVID-19, barely two weeks after the university opened its doors for final year students. According to Reuben Twinomujuni, the University Senior Public Relations Officer, the patient is now receiving treatment at Mulago National …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s newly established cities need to plan and manage settlements to avoid the same pitfalls that befell Kampala, the Capital City. Government in July inaugurated seven new ‘cities’ by elevating former municipalities of Arua, Gulu, Mbale, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara, and Fort Portal to city …
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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit Head Lt Col Edith Nakalema has ordered the arrest of five Serere district officials over shoddy works on roads whose money was disbursed in the 2018/2019 Financial Year under the NUSAF-III Project. The group includes the District Planner Nathan …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Controversy has erupted in Arua district over COVID-19 results released by the District Health Officer Paul Bishop Drileba, following tests conducted in anticipation of the presidents visit last week. President Museveni visited Arua as part of a five-day journey in which he unveiled major …
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