Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simon Toolit Akecha, the former Omoro County legislator is dead. Toolit, 62, died at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu where he had been admitted since Tuesday last week. News of his death was confirmed by his wife Joyce Abalo in an interview on Monday. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defense is seeking an allocation of 108.2 billion Shillings to fund Ugandan troops under the Eastern Africa Standby Force. The deployment is part of the deal signed on September 9, 2022, between President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has dispatched seven ambulances to the five city divisions worth Shillings 1.6 billion with the aim of improving emergency medical services. Dr. Daniel Okello, the Director of Public Health at KCCA told journalists at City Hall on Monday that they procured …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the two guns recovered from the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF suspect gunned down in Matugga was used in the October 30th, 2022 attack on Busiika police station in Luweero district, according to ballistic experts from the Directorate of Forensic Science-DFS. Three police officers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a remarkable increase in the number of female runners in the country. According to the Uganda Athletics Federation-UAF, Uganda has witnessed an upsurge in the number of female athletes since 2005. UAF notes that there are currently over 200 female athletes in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane growers in Uganda are divided on the approach to realizing the best earnings from their sweat, with some calling for the institution of the Sugar Board. This comes as the cost of sugar continues to rise, now going for between 5,000 and 6,000 Shillings …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has arrested three of its detectives on accusations of mishandling a rape case file of Saulite Anda, a Latvian national. The arrested detectives are Seargent Doreen Oyera, Corporal Judith Akite, and Constable Joyce Ayereget, all from Jinja Road Police Station. Anda says she was …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 25-grain milling plants in Masaka region are crying foul following the closure of their businesses for non compliance with quality standards. The plants were closed by the enforcement team from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS during an operation in the area. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a case by Retired Justice George Kanyeihamba challenging the move to scrap bail for suspects on capital offenses. In 2021, Kanyeihamba together with John Solomon Nabuyanda, Edrine Price Bodda, Alex Wavamunno, Ronald William Asiimwe, and Simon Ssenyonga sued the Attorney …
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Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited, on Jan 15th, donated 700 roofing sheets and all other accessories worth Shs. 51,000,000, towards the construction of North Ankole Mission Hospital being constructed by North Ankole Diocese in Rushere town council, Kiruhura district. The hospital project was started in 2020 …
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