Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers at Mutukula border in Kyotera district have come under fire from local authorities for allegedly aiding the movement of livestock that have not been inspected by health officials. In February this year, the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Ministry lifted the cattle …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender has renewed licenses for 31 children’s homes, some of which had been closed for lack of adequate facilities. The ministry closed up to 150 homes in a four-month exercise that began in September 2018. The exercise was as a result …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professors Frederick Ssempbebwa, Fredrick W. Jjuuko and Charles Cha Katiba have taken the Attorney General William Byaruhanga to court for failing to implement electoral reforms as ordered by the Supreme Court in the 2016 Presidential election petition judgement. Through their lawyers Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, Tusasirwe and Company Advocates …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An engineering audit into the Isimba and Karuma power dam projects starts next month. The construction and completion of the 6.7 trillion shillings Isimba and Karuma hydro-power dams is expected to lower the cost of electricity in Uganda and also boost industrialization. The Assistant Auditor …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Finance in charge of Planning David Bahati has denied owning a company that benefited from compensation over loss of business in South Sudan. Bahati was on Wednesday appearing before Parliament’s Select Committee that is currently inquiring into a payment of sh40 billion …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have admitted that Ronald Ssebulime was murdered in cold blood. Ssebulime was on Sunday gunned down by police for allegedly trailing ICT State Minister Ida Erios Nantaba. On Wednesday, Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson apologized and withdrew the police’s earlier statement which …
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Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan and Kenyan traders will be the biggest beneficiaries after their two countries yesterday signed a raft of agreements meant to ease trade, cement political ties and improve their social/cultural connections. The colourful signing ceremony, conducted at the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, was witnessed …
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Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Nations can only get rich if they create conditions conducive enough for the private sector to thrive, President Museveni has said. Speaking at the Kenya-Uganda Business Forum at the Sarova White Sands Hotel in Mombasa on Wednesday, President Museveni noted that for a long …
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Nice, France | AFP | A French pilot hailed for bravery during a hijacking drama targeting Jews on an Air France flight in 1976 has died aged 95, his son told AFP on Wednesday. Michel Bacos was flying from Tel Aviv to Paris when Palestinian and German radicals hijacked the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has regained full ownership of Uganda Airlines Company Limited, Works and Transport Minister, Monica Ntege Azuba assured parliament today. Azuba was responding during the plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah following a report by the Budget Committee and a minority report …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
