Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of schools across the country are uncertain whether they will be able to enforce the Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines as they receive non-candidate learners. Several heads teachers URN spoke to say they don’t have enough furniture to enforce the recommended social distance and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to halt all the proceedings in the presidential election petition filed by former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Mabirizi in his application filed on Monday wants the hearing of the case in which Kyagulanyi had …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 46 inmates at the Uganda Prisons Service have started their Uganda National Certificate of Education examinations amidst heightened lockdown measures. They include 41 males and five females. The examinations started at 9 a.m. prompt at the Luzira Maximum Security Prisons where access to outsiders has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some supporters and campaign members of the dignitaries contesting to be Speaker of Parliament have gone native and launched smear campaigns online that cannot be quoted in normal media platforms. The gangs, purporting to work for the two frontrunners, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Deputy Speaker …
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Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Breastfeeding mothers in Karamoja region are crying to government to help them with food to save the lives of their babies. Mothers whom Uganda Radio Network -URN found mothers who had taken their children for immunization at Nakapelimen health center III in Moroto Municipality who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation has published the gazetted notice in which former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu seeks to withdraw his presidential election petition. The Gazette is the official weekly newspaper in which all government decisions and bills among others are published before they …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Gift used to pick my calls. As I told you, I am a councilor. He is the one who used to pick my phone calls or make phone calls,” Happy Namatovu Ssempaka says her son, Gift Samuel Nsubuga, 16-year-old, shot in November 18th riot in …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 people have been murdered in Acholi Sub –Region between the months of January and February, according to police reports. Agago district had the highest number of murder cases at seven followed by Amuru with four cases, reported to police. Gulu and Lamwo …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tony Opio, the proprietor of Universal Interlink Company Ltd, a multi-million automobile company is among the 4,387 registered candidates for the Uganda Certificate of Education-exams in Lira district. A native of Otuke District, Opio dropped out of senior three 14 years ago due to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Premier Club Vipers SC has unveiled new Sponsors Plascon paints as their new official partner. The two years’ new the partnership will see the paint manufacturing company injecting over Shillings 400 million in the Kitende based team. 80% of the money will be paid …
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