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Rwampara east loser petitions NRM electoral commission chairperson

Rwampara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Julius Tusiime Karuhanga, who lost in the Rwampara East constituency NRM party primaries, has petitioned the party’s national electoral commission chairperson seeking nullification of the elections. Tusiime was contesting against the incumbent Charles Ngabirano, Allan Bomuhangi and Ivan Mutsika. According to the official results, announced …

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Mabirizi rejects DPP’s request to take over Bobi Wine case

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has asked Buganda Road Magistrates court not to allow the Directorate of Public Prosecutions-DPP to take over the case in which he is accusing the National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi of giving false information about his age. Mabirizi accuses Kyagulanyi who is …

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Government reviewing disability policy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has commenced consultations to review the National Policy on Disability with a view of incorporating new strategies to reduce vulnerability among Persons with Disabilities. The process being conducted with key stakeholders at regional level also seeks …

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Bailiffs remain on remand as Dodoviko, 15 others are granted bail

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people who had been hired and subsequently arrested for demolishing St Peters Church, Ndeeba nearly broke into tears as the court granted bail to their contractor Dodoviko Mwanje and another co-accused persons. The eight who include; Badru Ssekitto, Hamuza Kiberu, James Kisirinya, Abasa …

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Floods wreck havoc in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic and business came to a standstill on Wednesday following a heavy downpour in Kampala. The most affected roads were John Babiiha road where road construction works are on-going and Kyaggwe road near Swaminarayan Temple. People with businesses along Kyaggwe road were forced to …

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Butemba county aspirants jointly challenge NRM primary results

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five contestants in the just concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries in Butemba Constituency, Kyankwanzi district are demanding for the nullification of results from the exercise. The contestants who include area MP Innocent Pentagon Kamusiime, former MP Samuel Ssemugaba, Peter Babu Kabango, Patrick …

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Insurance companies restless over increasing taxation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Insurance players in Uganda have said that the high taxes imposed on insurance premiums are kicking them out of business. An insurance premium is the amount of money an individual or business pays for an insurance policy. Insurers say that on top of every …

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