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Former minister Prisca Sezi Mbaguta is dead

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Public Service Minister and Rukungiri district woman member of parliament, Prisca Sezi Bessy Mbaguta is dead. Mbaguta 77,  breathed her last at her home in Nakasero Kampala this morning according to her son Brain Mbaguta. “We had supper together after she left us in …

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Boda boda riders given 3 days ultimatum to process driving licenses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Traffic Police have given boda boda riders a three day ultimatum to process driving licenses and procure crash helmets or else face arrest starting from Thursday this week. Assistant Superintendent of Police-ASP, Faridah Nampiima, the Traffic police spokesperson said a number of boda boda riders …

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UNRA to divert Clock Tower traffic for two months

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority has announced plans to divert traffic from the clock tower junction along Entebbe road for two months starting January 14th up to March 14th, 2023. In its statement issued Monday, UNRA advises motorists from Entebbe to use the Lubiri Ring road and …

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Police prefers 10 more counts against music promoter Abby Musinguzi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Metropolitan Criminal Investigations Department –CID have preferred 10 more counts against music promoter Abby Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions over the stampede at Freedom City Mall. Investigators led by Kampala Metropolitan Police Criminal Investigations Department boss Bob Kagura, say that the cases result …

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Five suspected car robbers arrested in the Albertine

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police Flying squad in the Albertine region has arrested five suspected car thieves who have been terrorizing area residents in the region. According to information obtained from police by URN, the suspects are linked to the theft of nine cars that were stolen in the …

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Acholi MPs call for investigations into Kamdini bus accident

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from Acholi sub-region have tasked Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to summon the proprietor of Roblyn Coaches Ltd over an accident involving one of their buses that claimed the lives of 18 passengers. A least 21 other passengers sustained severe injuries following the accident that occurred …

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Uganda close to be declared Ebola-free: ministry

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Wednesday if no new case is registered by then, the Ministry of Health said Monday. A ministry statement said that the ministry and its partners are expected to announce the news on Jan. 11 in the central Ugandan …

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Security arrests minors in ADF ranks

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten suspects, including two children aged 12 and 14, have been arrested during the ongoing crackdown on suspected Allied Democratic Forces –ADF terror cells across the country. The operations conducted by Crime Intelligence teams, the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence –CMI and the Police Flying Squad targeted …

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OMORO: Women use organic foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mothers in Omoro district are using organic foods to fight malnutrition in children, breastfeeding mothers, and elderly persons. Spread across the district, the women formed farmer groups in 2019, which are tasked with plant breeding, food preservation, marketing, processing, and packaging of the neglected and …

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‘Hold accounting officers personally liable for losses’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) has recommended that the Secretary to the Treasury (PSST) should hold the accounting officers personally liable, for authorizing advances that were unaccounted for. Citing Kole District Local Government, the committee recommended that the accounting officer and the chief …

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