Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country enters the festive season, Sheraton Kampala Hotel has not waited and is already celebrating Christmas with a time-honored tradition of Christmas lighting and decoration to set the mood and tone for the festival. Although the calendar stills read November, there are …
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Many times, both politicians and those who back them confuse two things – voters and supporters COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | All factors constant, which of course never happens, politics is a game of numbers. More often than not, however, one and one add up to 11 instead of the modest …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of people from Teso want the name of the Uganda Police Force changed to Uganda Police Service. This follows Constitutional Amendments, 2019 proposals spearheaded by the opposition Members of Parliament. The team, recently in Soroti has triggered a debate on proposal, with many …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A high level delegation from Gambia on Friday completed a five-day visit during which they bench-marked the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) ahead of starting a similar one back home. The delegation led by Bulli Dibba, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women, Children and …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livingstone International University in Mbale has postponed its forthcoming examinations over floods. The university was set to begin its semester one examinations on Nov 25th, 2019. However, the university campus was flooded on Saturday after River Nabuyonga burst its banks following heavy rains. Several other …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was commotion on the shores of River Nile in Jinja this morning when residents of Budhagali village in Budondo sub county rose up against traditionalists accusing of fronting a fake sucessor to the late Budhagali Nabamba. Some of the resident stormed the holy alter …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Although MTN Uganda has not yet announced proceeds from the MTN Kampala marathon, Ministry of Health says they received prior commitment from the company that part of the money would go into renovating the Neonatal Unit at Kawempe National Referral hospital. The neonatal unit admits …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA has failed to auction hundreds of impounded charcoal bags in Gulu district. The 200 bags of charcoal were impounded from Pabbo town council in Amuru district on Thursday this week. They were being ferried on a Fuso lorry truck registration number …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With increasing reports of poor sanitation, urban food insecurity and malnutrition, Kampala City Council Authority-KCCA is drafting a policy that will provide guidelines for interventions into urban health. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network on Saturday morning, Dr. Daniel Okello, Acting Director Public Health and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan runners won the 42kms, 21kms and 10kms races as hundreds of runners turned up Sunday morning to participate in the MTN Kampala marathon focused on fundraising cash to improve maternal health in the country. This is a wrap up of the marathons that the …
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