Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for environment Beatrice Anywar has been tasked to order the removal of private and government tractors from Kiwula Central Forest Reserve in Kayunga district. The directive made by parliament on Tuesday followed a report by Kayunga Woman MP Idah Nantaba that the tractors …
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Kasese Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier has been charged and sentenced to 35 years for killing a lay reader of the Anglican Church in Kasese district. The soldier, Pte. Abraham Lokwap, 23, attached to the 6th Mountain Brigade Battalion in Hima, was implicated for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s response to disease outbreaks is managed by untrained people, according to findings from a study carried out by the Makerere University School of Public Health. The study established that often, disease outbreak responses at the district level are led by politicians instead of trained …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Interested customers are now able to do their shopping at Shell Select shops through a new online shopping platform dubbed “Click to Collect or Deliver”. The company said in a media release that via a dedicated website, for an initial 10 shops spread across the …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe municipal council will start will online registration for taxi operators in the municipality. This stems from the on-going registration exercise rolled out by the government to streamline the public transport industry within the Kampala Metropolitan Area. Entebbe municipality town clerk Magumba says the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj. Gen Jesse Kamunanwire, the Human Resource Director Uganda Police Force-UPF has appointed Senior Regional Information Communication Technology–ICT commanders. In his radio message issued on Monday night, Kamunanwire reshuffled officers at the ranks of Assistant Commissioner of Police –ACP, Senior Superintendent of Police –SSP, …
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Kampala, Uganda | Prossy Nansubuga | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has informed the house during plenary that she will forward the petition on renaming Kampala streets and removal of colonial icons to the office of the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda for government action. This has come after last week …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara municipal council has embarked on a process to eliminate over 2000 boda boda riders from the central business district as part of its efforts to streamline public transport and reduce congestion in the city that comes into effect on July 1, 2020. Statistics …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Ugandans were in June charged high prices for some food items compared to May 2020. This is according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures what Ugandans pay for various goods and services. The June …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale district will not relinquish its assets to the proposed city that is scheduled to be come into force on July 1, 2020, the LC V chairperson Bernard Elly Mujasi has revealed. He disclosed this while addressing councilors shortly after voting on the relocation …
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