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Security guard shoots Kampala University student dead

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Jinja Police are investigating circumstances under, which a security guard attached to Star React Security Guard Limited shot dead a third year student of Kampala university, Jinja branch. The deceased has been identified as Isaac Katagwa who has been pursuing a bachelor’s degree in hotel …

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Blocked waterway caused Pakwach floods

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Truck drivers and members of the business community have blamed floods that devastated Pakwach yesterday, on a blocked waterway on the road connecting Pakwach to Paraa.   A part of River Nile in Nwoya district burst its banks on Tuesday causing floods that paralyzed business and …

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MPs want voter verification exercise reviewed

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has urged the Electoral Commission to review the on-going voter verification exercise to ensure all eligible people vote in the 2021 general elections. Oulanyah made the appeal on Wednesday after Arua Woman Member of Parliament Maurine Osoru raised a matter …

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Parent sues Kibuli S.S for suspending daughter for sugar theft

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A parent has dragged Kibuli Secondary School to Court for suspending her daughter who was accused of stealing sugar. The parent, Barbara Lubwama Nakku contends that her daughter was illegally suspended indefinitely from the school after being coerced by the matron to confess to sugar …

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Parliament adopts commitment to be honest, ethical

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Members of Parliament have adopted a commitment to be honest, uphold ethical values in all dealings and refuse to elicit or accept any bribe. The commitment signed on behalf of Parliament by the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah also pledges that henceforth, Parliament shall provide …

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Gov’t to borrow UGX 2.4 trillion from Stanbic, Trade Bank

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Government has plans to borrow 2.43 trillion shillings to finance a budget shortfall realized a few months into the current financial year. According to a domestic loan request presented to Parliament on Wednedsay, government says that out of the 2.43 trillion Shillings, Euros 300 …

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Health Ministry statistics on NCDs misleading-Medical Bureau

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A study by the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau has proven high rates of Non-Communicable Diseases in rural areas, contrary to common belief that they are an urban problem because of the sedentary life among the urbanites, and high consumption of unhealthy foods. Sadly, many …

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