Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Sebiina, a teacher-turned fuel marketer attached to Vivo Energy in Kitende, Entebbe Road, has recorded improved productivity in his workplace following a six- month training under the MTN Youth Skilling Program. “The MTN Youth Skilling Program enabled me to learn how to enter data …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) 2022 examination results will be released on Thursday. The ‘Ordinary Level’ exam results will be released by First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni at State House Nakasero. Primary Leaving Exams results were released a fortnight …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are hunting for the driver of a Toyota Hilux registration number UBK 108P, that knocked dead a pupil and injured four other people while crossing Kampala-Jinja highway in Mukono district on Wednesday morning. Twelve-year-old Alice Sheila Namwanje, a former primary seven pupil of Naluse …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kasese has arrested Six Congolese nationals for illegal entry into the country. Nelson Tumushiime, the Rwenzori East Police Spokesperson says security personnel acted on a tip-off from residents in Kasese town and arrested the six, who were found in possession of forged …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application in which Legal Brains Trust, a non-profit organization sued the government challenging the move to introduce vehicle tracking devices. Legal Brains Trust had sought an injunction against the implementation of the plan until the main application …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Moroto district leaders have renewed their call for the reinstatement of the local vigilante groups to back security forces in the fight against cattle rustlers. The leaders argue that the communities have continued losing cattle to suspected raiders and little is done …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 members of West Nile Kony War Victims group have again protested the delays by the government to pay their compensation even after speaking to President Museveni on June 20, 2022. Between 1988 and 1999, over 1,000 businessmen and women from West Nile suffered …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 20 people have so far been arrested in the ongoing joint operation against illegal sale of fuel on the streets in West Nile sub region. The operations which is being carried by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, the Uganda Police Force and Uganda …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero Muslims have outed a budget of Shillings 200 million for the inauguration of their Kadhi, Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa and other leaders. Sheikh Mulindwa has been serving in an acting capacity for the past three years. He took over as caretaker Kadhi following the elevation …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district authorities have attributed the low recovery of Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) loans from various youth groups to the lack of funds. The district received 695.4 million Shillings between 2014 and 2018 for the program targeting 87 youth groups in 12 sub-counties. However, according …
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