Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kole police are holding a man accused of killing his father over Shillings 5,000. The suspect is 23 year old James Olugu, a resident of Bargri cell, Eastern ward in Aboke town council. He was arrested on Sunday evening shortly after striking his father Alex …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and guardians in Acholi region are responsible for the high number of teenage pregnancies according to a section of cultural leaders. They particularly accuse parents and guardians of failure to monitor their children’s lifestyles. Cases of teenage pregnancies have skyrocketed in the region ever …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament who subscribe to the Orthodox faith have hailed the late head of the Orthodox church, Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga as a man who stood by the people and stood for the truth at all costs. The Orthodox church on Sunday evening announced that …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mpasaana sub-county in Kakumiro district has received a newly-built health center III thanks to Robinah Nabbanja, the area woman member of parliament and Prime Minister. Nabbanja financed the construction of the health center to save residents of Mpasaana sub-county from travelling long distances in search …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Butanda sub-county in Kabale district staged a peaceful demonstration protesting the continuous entry of Rwandan nationals into Uganda through porous borders. The residents mostly taxi drivers blocked Butanda-Rubaya-Kabale road at Habubaare trading centre in Butanda sub-county using their vehicles on Sunday afternoon. They …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The minister in-charge of higher education, John Chrysostom Muyingo has said that they do not know or have a plan for school reopening at the moment. The minister made the remarks while officiating the release of the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board – UBTEB …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC vice chairperson for Eastern Uganda, Salamu Musumba has expressed willingness to reconcile with her rival, the First Deputy Prime minister, Rebecca Kadaga as a means of promoting unity and development in Kamuli district and Busoga sub-region as a whole. …
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Conakry, Guinea | THE INDEPENDENT AND AGENCIES | The person said to be leading the ongoing military coup in Guinea Conakry is reportedly Lt colonel Mamady Doumbouya. “The personalization of political life is over. We will no longer entrust politics to one man, we will entrust it to the people,” Doumbouya …
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Conakry, Guinea | Xinhua | Guinea’s defense ministry said on Sunday in an official press release that “the Presidential Guard, supported by the defense and security forces, contained the threat and pushed back the group of insurgents.” According to the statement, it was in the early hours of the day …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Butanda sub-county in Kabale district have staged a peaceful demonstration protesting the continuous entry of Rwandan nationals into Uganda through porous borders. The residents mostly taxi drivers blocked Butanda-Rubaya-Kabale road at Habubaare trading Centre in Butanda sub-county using their vehicles on Sunday …
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