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UEDCL gets power distribution license to replace Umeme

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has officially been handed the electricity distribution license ready to replace Umeme Ltd, effective April 1, 2025. Umeme’s 20-year concession ends in March 2025, and UEDCL’s takeover of the distribution mandate is in line with the government’s decision …

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Uganda, 8 other countries become BRICS partners from today

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan will become BRICS partner states from January 1, 2025, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported, adding that four other countries have received invitations. “From January 1, 2025, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan …

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Museveni to Police: Stop giving police bond to criminals

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Police to stop giving police bond to petty criminals, saying it is abetting insecurity in the country. In his televised New Year’s Address to the nation, the President also said he had asked the judiciary through the Chief Justice …

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Kabaka Mutebi says ‘Thank You’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has expressed gratitude to his subjects and all those who prayed for him when he was ill. The King made the remarks at the End of Year Show, dubbed Enkuuka, held in Lubiri Mengo. Mutebi was bedridden …

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TRADITION: Bride price for dead woman irks Pader elders

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Pader district have raised concern over the traditional practice requiring families to pay a bride price for a woman if she dies before her full bride price has been paid. The elders argue that the custom, deeply embedded in Acholi cultural norms, …

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