Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security teams are pursuing suspected ADF rebels, said to have killed two foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Queen Elizabeth National Park today. Police spokesman Fred Enanga confirmed the incident, saying the suspected rebels thereafter torched a land cruiser belonging to Wild Gorilla Safaris registration number …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bell Lager is hosting the first-ever Bell Lager ObaFest that’s happening this Sunday at Jahazi Pier Munyonyo to celebrate East African cuisine, music, and culture. The festival will be a beacon of African optimism and features a star-studded lineup of East African musical heavyweights …
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Moroto , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Moroto district are urging peace dialogue with the Turkana leadership to foster better strategies for peaceful coexistence. Following President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s executive order dated May 2023, joint security forces have removed all Turkana pastoralists who were grazing in the Karamoja …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former champion Joseph Cwinyaai, together with Titus Okwong, Morris Asaba and Gary Gonza have received a sponsorship boost of $3,500(sh13.104 million) from Inkozi USA ahead of Wednesday’s tee off of the 82nd Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open Golf Championship at the Uganda Golf Club. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to equip the financial sector with practical knowledge on ethical framework and conduct in daily operations, Absa Bank Uganda has conducted a one-day training for sector compliance experts. The event, officiated by the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Executive Director for …
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Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | An unidentified militia has ambushed a convoy of Ugandan peace troops in the war-torn North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ambush occurred on Monday evening in the Rukoro-Buari area along the Rutshuru-Bunagana road in Rutshuru territory. Captain Hassan Ahmed Kato, …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Chief Magistrate’s Court has dismissed criminal charges filed by Major Mark Wanyama against local businessman, Jackson Twinamasiko. Twinamasiko, through his lawyer, Steven Turyatunga, asked the court to dismiss criminal charges related to land disputes against him until the resolution of the civil suits …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has asked members of the Tax Appeals Tribunal -TAT to always focus on facts in legal disputes before them other than dwelling in technicalities which scare away tax payers. According to the head of the Civil Division of the High Court …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute will introduce a ‘Cancer screening programme for corporate individuals who find it difficult to spare time for regular health checks. Mulago’s pledge for the new initiative follows engagements during last week’s International Breast Cancer Awareness Day, with Stanbic Bank …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh details show that the three assailants who robbed Robert Ponsiano Ssenyange, a businessman at Yesu Amala of his money and a mobile phone three days ago were carrying a toy pistol. The assailants were armed with what initially appeared to be a …
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