Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Those who attended the 2023 edition of Nyege Nyege enjoyed a feast of experiences, but the Uganda Waragi village by the festival’s title sponsors was the high point. The village featured three massive seating areas that faced a stage, and each of these areas …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the prelates under the Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province Association (MEPA) to use church structures to eradicate poverty. Tayebwa was the chief pilgrim at the MEPA annual Pilgrimage at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on Sunday, 12 November 2023. He …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Wesley Mumbere, the King of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR Cultural Institution, has called on his subjects to collaborate with security forces in eliminating rebel elements and their collaborators. Speaking during a mass at Kasese Catholic Cathedral Church Sunday, the first he attended since his …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged to pay for the education of Agnes Nambozo, the winner of the Nurse of the Year Award. This will see Nambozo pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. While presiding over the Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority is rolling out a Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP), urging people with offshore incomes and assets to disclose their holdings. The VDP is among the tax administration measures put in place by URA to ensure tax compliance and has been on for …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has identified exit routes that will be used by noncompliant migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaalo while leaving North and Northeastern Uganda. This comes just a week after President Museveni ordered the cattle keepers mainly from …
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Wobulenzi , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among parents and leaders after Wobulenzi Public Primary School in Luwero district was put on sale over failure to repay a loan. In 2019, Richard Mukasa former headteacher with the approval of the office of Luwero Chief Administrative Officer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three men who raped a nursing student have had their initial sentence reduced to 30 years. The Court of Appeal comprising Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, Christopher Gashirabake, and Oscar Kihika found that the 50-year jail term that was handed to Ben Omollo, Patrick Ecudo, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | She Cranes star Peace Proscovia has been named part of the Uganda Netball Federation normalization committee to oversee Netball activities in the country. Earlier this month, World Netball advised the Uganda Netball Federation Executive Committee led by President Sarah Babirye Kityo to step down …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 10 suspects accused of engaging in examination malpractices have approached the Uganda National Examinations Board- UNEB offices, seaking resolution from management. The suspects, whose names have been withheld as the matter is still under investigation, reportedly include headteachers of several schools, the director of …
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