Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Human Resource Management and Administration has redeployed 54 senior police officers. In his October 15th, 2018 message, Haji Moses Balimwoyo, the Director Human Resource Management and Administration, directs the officer report immediately to their new posting. Assistant Commissioner of Police, John Ematu …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Experts in agriculture and information technology want farming communities to be supported through digital tools such as phones as a mechanism of encouraging them not to leave agriculture. The tools such as phones are popularly being used as avenues to facilitate communication and payments to …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Wefarm, one of the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer digital networks has announced that it has reached over 1.1 million users across Kenya and Uganda. The network said in a notice shared on Oct.16 that farmers have asked and answered more than one million questions through Wefarm …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Finance to release 32.75 billion shillings to facilitate the relocation of 6,300 people at high risk of landslides in Bududa to Bulambuli district. At least 43 people were last week killed and over 800 displaced when mudslides swept Bukalasi, …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | In a bid to curb the poor reading culture plaguing the youth in Uganda, United Bank for Africa(UBA) has embarked on a project dubbed read ‘Read Africa’ to equip students with literature. On Friday last week, the UBA Fortportal team led by the Head of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two vehicles belonging to Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, the Kyadondo East Member of parliament and a grader are rotting away at Arua Police football grounds, two months after they were impounded by police. The vehicles include a Toyota Tundra registration number UAT 416X, Toyota …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago has celebrated the resignation of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi. Musisi on Monday announced her resignation after seven years in office. In a 21-page letter dated October 15, 2018, Musisi said she will cease being executive …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The business community in Jinja is optimistic that the new cable-stayed bridge at the Source of the Nile will boost tourism and improve the public image of the former industrial hub. The bridge which was funded by a loan from Japanese International Cooperation Agency …
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TODAY 5pm: Tanzania ?? vs Cape Verde ?? 7pm: Uganda ?? vs Lesotho ?? Standings Group L Uganda 3 2 1 0 4 0 7 C. Verde 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 Lesotho 3 0 2 1 2 5 2 Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 Maseru, Lesotho | THE INDEPENDENT | …
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Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Sarah Chelangat has won two gold medals at the on-going 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Chelangat started it off with winning gold in the 3,000m final when she finished in a time of 9:11:63, while Kenya’s Mercy Chepkorir Kerarei …
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