Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Calls for action to end early marriages and other sexual abuses against girls have dominated the celebrations to mark International Day of the Girl Child in Uganda. The day, aimed at highlighting the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and fulfilment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Public Service has interdicted the Secretary to the Judicial Service Commission Dr Rose Nassali Lukwago, over corruption allegations. Nassali was charged before the Anti-Corruption Court in August this year, for abuse of office and causing financial loss to the government after …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan manufacturers are celebrating the growth of the annual Uganda-International Trade Fair. They say that the Trade fair, held annually in October, is a major success in expanding their customer base, unveiling new products, exposing budding small scale manufacturers to new sources of raw …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UBTEB students are struggling with Science subjects at Diploma level in various technical and vocational institutions across the country. According to the results released on Thursday, by the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB), there were 175 accredited examination centres countrywide, with a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation Police –AVIPOL at Entebbe International Airport have arrested two Bolivian nationals over swallowing 200 drug pellets. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, identified the suspects as Choque Condori Emilio and Martinez Villarpando Pedro. Owoyesigyire said the suspects who came into the country …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agriculturalists have called for efforts to preserve and grow traditional food crops. The call was made on Thursday during the Rwenzori Regional Indigenous Food and Seed Fair that was organized by Sustainable Agriculture Trainers Network (SATNET) that was held in Fort Portal. They …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Visa denied: Uganda’s Who-is-Who live in fear of US travel ban THE LAST WORD Lessons from Tunisia’s elections: Why her success at democratisation is a result of the absence of foreign interference in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender, labour and social development, James Ebitu has asked East African Community member states to train enough manpower in managing chemical weapons. While presiding over the closure of a 10 day operational training on chemical emergency response, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the children reporting at the Uganda Heart Institute with congenital heart disease is as a result of rubella viral disease. Dr Alfred Driwale, the Programme Manager Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation – UNEPI at the Ministry of Health said 60% of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Platform for Labour Action wants all National Social Security Fund- NSSF members to get mid-term access to their savings. The Legal Officer of the organisation, Naimah Bukenya on Thursday submitted views to the joint committee for Gender and Finance on the NSSF Bill. The …
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