Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | High Court Judge Wilson Masalu Musene compels prosecution to close its evidence against ninteen treason suspects including a woman who is related to Australian based Cardiologist , Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi. Justice Musene noted that much he has heard evidence of nine witnesses, the State has …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) is investigating a batch of the antimalarial drug Duo-Cotexcin in the country to ascertain a suspected quality defect. The board confirmed the investigation in a statement, however denying that they had withdrawn the drug from the market. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The grand finale of Season 2 of the Friends With Benefits contest is being held at Serena Hotel on Thursday. One of nine contestants will be crowned the winner and take home sh30 million. In the run up to the finale, all contestants underwent …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Exposed: Dirty secrets of 200bn Crane Bank sale; Documents leak in Bagyenda, Mutebile fight. THE LAST WORD Lesson from Jinja East by-election: Why Uganda’s opposition should take voter turnout seriously if they ever …
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Activist speaks out on the state of a Ugandan woman and why they won’t be silenced SPECIAL PROJECT: Uganda Women Network (UWONET); transforming women lives ***** Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | March is regarded a women’s month across the world because it’s when the famous International Women’s day falls. This year, …
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Brussels, Belgium| THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, says it is practically impossible to have the opposition represented in the African, Caribbean and Pacific – European Union (ACP-EU) joint parliamentary assembly. Oulanyah who is leading Uganda’s delegation to the 49th ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly in Brussels, Belgium …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has asked donors to tie aid to women-centred projects as a way of empowering local entrepreneurship. Kadaga was speaking during the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York. The Speaker …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The proprietor of Safe Script Pharmaceuticals Ltd has sued National Drug Authority (NDA) accusing it of declaring her Hepatitis B vaccinating drug as counterfeit, yet it was inspected and verified by the same officials upon importation. Agnes Nabulwala has filed the case in the Kampala …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Former Bubulo West MP Tonny Kipoi Nsubuga has been transferred from Luzira prison to Makindye Police Military Barracks over security reasons. This follows a communication made to the General Court Martial in Makindye by the Prosecutor Maj. Raphael Mugisha, that he received intelligence information indicating …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have confirmed the arrest of a suspect, said to have knocked dead former ISO director Teddy Ssezi Cheeye at Nakawa early this month. “We have arrested the hit and run motocyclist on suspicion of murdering Teddy Seezi Cheeye at Nakawa. The suspect identified as …
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