Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has reached an agreement with telecom company MTN Uganda to renew its license for a period of 12 years. MTN will pay sh372 billion for the license that commences on July 1, 2020. The telecom company said in a statement on Saturday that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked his Deputy Sarah Kanyike to reject her nomination to the position of Director Directorate of Gender, Community Service and Production at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. On Saturday, President Museveni nominated Kanyike and four others to various …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district local government on Friday auctioned over 500 bags of charcoal confiscated from illegal charcoal dealers. Each bag of charcoal was sold at 15,000 shillings. Francis Ojja, the Adjumani District Forest Officer said illegal charcoal burning is on the rise in the sub-counties …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is struggling to stop smuggling at the porous routes of Malaba town council in Tororo and Busia districts. Residents still smuggle Kenya cement, rice, sugar, cartons of wheat flour, salt, white polythene bags, biscuits, sweat cones and PK chewing gums among …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has entered the third stage of infection of COVID-19. This was revealed by the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng on Saturday following an increase in the number of community cases. She said so far, 33 districts have had a positive case …
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Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Kiyemba, the Kalungu district production officer has been tasked to provide a report on the management of the Agricultural Cluster Development Project-ACDP in the district. Caleb Tukaikiriza, the Kalungu District Resident Commissioner has given Kiyemba up to Wednesday next week to provide the …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District Health Officer Dr Alex Olwedo has come under criticism over alleged poor management of vehicles allocated for COVID-19 activities. Dr Olwedo took charge of coordinating about 11 vehicles belonging to the district local government as directives issued by the President in March. …
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Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents on the major landing sites in Mayuge district want security tightened along Lake Victoria to reduce on the number of foreign travelers from the neighbouring countries. As part of the guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19, President Museveni closed down Uganda’s borders …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has upheld the two-year suspension of a lawyer Geoffrey Nangumya from legal practice. The panel comprising of Justices Lydia Mugambe, Musa Ssekaana and Henrietta Wolayo of the Civil Division ruled that Nangumya breached the Advocates professional code of conduct when he …
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🔺 June 13th – new COVID-19 cases 8 🔺 Total confirmed cases 694. 🔺 5 new cases are from different points of entry 🔺 3 new cases are contacts and community alerts. 🔹 Total Deaths: 00 🔸Total Recoveries: 199 🔹Samples from Points of Entry tested today:1,439 🔸Samples from community and contacts: 1,149 🔹Samples tested today: 2,588 …
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