Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police is restoring Curfew checkpoints with effect from tonight at 2100 hours. Commissioner of Police Fred Enanga, the Force Spokesman Fred Enanga says all roadblocks and barriers on roads leading into (and out of) the city for the enforcement of the curfew are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the clock ticks to October 15, the day the Electoral Commission gazetted for the nomination of parliamentary candidates, the National Unity Platform [NUP] is struggling to convince losers not to contest as independent candidates. According to Joel Ssenyonyi, the spokesperson of the party, …
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Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A peasant farmer in Kole district has died by shooting in a scuffle with a police constable. The deceased has been identified as Gerald Odany, a resident of Akecha Village in Akecha parish in Bala Sub County. It is alleged that Odany tried to …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 passengers have so far missed their flights for showing up at Entebbe International Airport with invalid COVID19 negative test certificates. All travellers going through the airport are required to present a negative PCR COVID-19 test certificate issued within 120 hours before …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Amuru district education department is looking at least 7000 classroom desks for primary learners in the district. Amuru district has over 145 schools including 36 Nursery Schools, 97 Primary Schools including government, private and community schools and 11 Secondary Schools. By March this year when the president …
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Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya District Local Government has cried foul over Uganda Wildlife Authority’s payments which fall far short of what the host/neighboring local government expected. Patrick Okello Oryema, the Chairman Nwoya District says the District only received UGX 490M of the expected UGX 1.4 billion for …
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Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kiruhura district National Resistance Movement-NRM party Registrar, David Agom Andiinda, has been arrested. The Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson, Samson Kasasira, says Andiinda was picked up on Sunday evening by a team of detectives from the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID headquarters led by Henry Mugumya. …
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Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Huge cracks have developed in two classroom blocks at Bugiboni Primary School in Bugitimwa Sub County in Sironko district raising fears that the school may not reopen for candidate classes as scheduled this week. The school management is contemplating relocating the 56 primary 7 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two top renowned educationist have weighed in on the situation of teachers in the COVID-19 era, and advised the teachers in Uganda to embrace entrepreneurship at the same time as they continue imparting knowledge. Ahead of the education institutions re-opening for candidates and finalists, …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 National Resistance Movement (NRM) Youth leaders in Kabale district camped at the district NRM offices in Kabale town last evening protesting the non-payment of their allowances. The youths are demanding for transport and accommodation allowance for participating in the election of …
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