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All solar products in Uganda to undergo conformity tests – UNBS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to carry out conformity tests all solar equipment in Uganda even after solar standards under review are adopted. The UNBS standards department recently started a review of solar standards but the solar association and standards specialists in …

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IN THE INDEPENDENT: Police violence scares voters

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Police violence scares voters: So, why does President Museveni ignore it? THE LAST WORD Has Museveni destroyed Uganda?: How the opposition have invented a non-existing problem and are promising to build bridges where …

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Museveni fulfills pledge to Budaka women after 5 years

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled a pledge of 10 heifers he made to Budaka women 5 years ago. Museveni who is seeking re-election as President of the country in the 2021 general polls had while campaigning for the 2016 elections made the pledge of the …

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1,800 farmers in Kwania enroll for cluster development project

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,820 farmers in Kwania district have subscribed for the unique Agricultural Cluster Development Project -ACDP. ACDP is a five-year government project initiated in 2018 to improve on-farm productivity, production, and volumes of selected agricultural commodities in specific geographical clusters of the country. …

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LRA victims in West Nile demand compensation before 2021 polls

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Victims of the Lords Resistance Army-LRA insurgency in West Nile have vowed not to vote any NRM party candidate if they are not compensated 99.8 Billion Shillings. The victims have resolved to mobilize voters against the ruling NRM candidates in protest if their compensation is …

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Uneducated demand ministry and 5 seats in parliament

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The association of uneducated persons in Uganda (Abataasoma) have asked the President Yoweri Museveni to give them a ministry that will work on the issues of persons who are uneducated and and to also secure for them parliamentary seats from the five regions to …

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Muntu urges diaspora to fund Opposition campaigns

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Maj. Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu has called on Ugandans in the diaspora to fund the campaigns of opposition political parties in the 2020/2021 general elections. He says the opposition have a common goal of taking over power. Muntu, a presidential candidate standing on the …

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Teso ready for Amuriat’s unveiling of the FDC manifesto

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in Teso-Soroti regional office is ready to host their presidential candidate Eng. Patrick Amuriat Oboi as he launches his manifesto ahead of the 2021 general election on Monday 9th at Soroti sports grounds. Addressing the media on Sunday …

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Parents in Teso accused of frustrating investigations of defilement cases

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in East Kyoga is struggling to investigate cases of defilement. Information from different districts across the Teso sub region indicates that several teenage girls were impregnated during the lockdown. In Kapelebyong district, 24 percent of teenage girls conceived while Amuria and Kumi had more …

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Sexual, murder offenses to dominate Fort Portal Court of Appeal session

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aggravated defilement and murder cases are dominating the list of criminal appeals to be handled during a criminal appeals session in Fort Portal which kicks off tomorrow Monday. The cases are from the Rwenzori sub region districts of Kabarole, Kamwenge, Ntoroko, Bunyangabu, Kyenjojo and Fort …

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