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UPDF chopper crashed during heavy down pour- Eye witness

Butambala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF that crashed on Tuesday morning killing two crew members could have come down because of bad weather, according to an eye witnesses. The Defense Ministry Spokesperson, Brigadier General, Richard Kalemire, said in a tweet that the jet Ranger AF302 crashed in Bulo …

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Acholi Paramount Chief rebukes subjects over exorbitant bride price

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot, David Onen Acana II has expressed disappointment over the exorbitant bride price levied by his subjects. According to Acana, he is overwhelmed with petitions from concerned subjects in Amuru, Nwoya, Pader, Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo and Omoro district imploring him …

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Regional offices to start processing E-passports

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed plans to start processing E-passports at its regional centres. The Commissioner of Citizenship and Passport Johnson Namanya on Tuesday said that they are planning to equip the regional offices in Mbale, Mbarara and Gulu districts in March and …

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UCC finds poor signal responsible for most network failures

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Communications Commission has found that poor signal quality was the biggest contributor to network failures among telecom companies in the country. The communications sector regulator carried out the quality of services survey between September 2019 and November 2019 and found that MTN …

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Minister explains closure of Ebola screening points

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng says manning border screening points was becoming very expensive in the wake of security threats. The Minister was responding to concerns about the closure of several screening points at Uganda- DR Congo border, amidst an on-going Ebola virus …

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New Uganda curriculum training to delay opening of 27 schools

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Education and Sports has extended opening dates of term one for schools that will host training of Senior One Secondary School Teachers on Uganda’s revised Lower Secondary Curriculum. The Ministry of Education and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) have …

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Rural electrification project beneficiaries protest high tariffs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of the rural electrification project in Kalungu district are protesting the high tariffs charged. They argue that it is inappropriate to charge high tariffs to rural communities and could affect the consumption. Ten parishes in Kalungu district were connected to the power grid …

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Nansana gets new Town Clerk as corruption probe starts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Local Government has appointed an acting Town Clerk for Nansana Municipality. Thomson Obong, the former Amolator Deputy Chief Administrative Officer replaces James Ambrose Atwoko, who was last week suspended over allegations of corruption and maladministration. According to Justinian Niwagaba, the Commissioner …

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