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Buliisa leaders, residents demand skilling centre for oil jobs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and leaders in the oil-rich Buliisa district are demanding for the establishment of a Vocational Training Institute to enable them to acquire knowledge and skills to work in the oil and gas industry. Both leaders and locals in the district say that although the …

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UNEB wants 2021 examinations carried out under new law

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB wants the forthcoming cycle of examinations to be carried out under a new law which was passed by Parliament on Thursday. The new Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB Bill which seeks to repeal the 1983 Act creates reforms relating to the …

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UPDF soldiers injured in Somalia helicopter crash

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has launched investigations into circumstances under which its helicopter crashed on Friday in southern Somalia injuring four Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers. In a statement released on Sunday evening, AMISOM said the helicopter whose registration details were …

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Museveni lawyers oppose amendment to Kyagulanyi’s presidential petition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing President Yoweri Museveni in a petition challenging his re-election have indicated that they intend to challenge amendments to the presidential petition filed by their counterparts from the National Unity Platform- NUP. The team representing the NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu filed an amendment …

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URA crackdowns Kenyan registered motorcycles in border districts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has launched an operation to impound motorcycles with Kenyan number plates that are operating in parts of Eastern Uganda. The operation which is underway in the districts of Busia, Malaba and Tororo will also be extended to Lwakhakha in Namisindwa and Amudat …

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IUIU students protest zero balance policy for lost semester

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of the Islamic University in Uganda – IUIU have petitioned their administration over the University’s zero balance policy and the demand for payment of functional fees. The petition led by two Law students explains that it is unfair for the University to insist on …

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