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UPDF soldier imprisoned for 52 years for losing gun

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fourth Infantry Division Court Martial has sentenced a Uganda People’s Defence Forces to 52 years in jail for failure to protect war materials. Private Owen Okumu 27 was convicted by the court which sat at the Fourth Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu City between …

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Lanie Banks talks sixteen days of activism

  Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Ahead of the Sickle Cell Run set for Tororo on November 30th, Canadian-Ugandan rapper Lanie Banks has encouraged all community leaders and activists to engage heavily in 16 days of activism that will be marked from 25th November to December 10th, 2024. He …

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45 conference organizers graduate

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s tourism sector has been boosted by the passing out of 45 Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs), also known as Professional Event Organizers (PEOs). The organizers have undergone intense bespoke training over the last 12 weeks to enhance their skills in preparing Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and …

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CEHURD sues UHRC for delay to hear case about death of expectant woman

Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development (CEHURD), and Simon Peter Kasumba, have filed a lawsuit against the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) for its prolonged failure to address a case involving alleged negligence by Kiboga Hospital. CEHURD together with Kasumba Simon Peter filed a …

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Two arrested over death of Arua DHO

Arua, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Two people have been arrested in connection to the death of the acting Health Officer for Arua District Paul Bishop Drileba. The suspects whose names have not been divulged for security reasons were picked up on Saturday night by a team of security officials led …

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Byanyima Tells Museveni: Listen to dissenting voices

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife of Dr. Kizza Besigye, has urged President Museveni to accept and listen to dissenting voices, emphasizing that those who disagree or oppose him are not enemies of Uganda. Byanyima, speaking to journalists at her home in Kasangati-Wakiso …

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Acting Arua DHO killed by mob

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob in Ajia Sub County Arua District has killed the acting District Health Officer for Arua District Paul Bishop Drileba. According to information obtained, Paul Bishop Drileba went to survey his land in Ojibari village early Saturday at 9 a.m., which he purchased …

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Mulago hospital conducts four successful kidney transplants

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital has conducted four successful kidney transplant surgeries. Professor Philipa Musoke, the board chairperson of the hospital, says that the transplant was for patients with end-stage kidney disease. She says that the achievement comes as the hospital expands its capacity for renal transplants, …

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Wealthy countries agree to $300bn climate financing

Baku, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT |  Major countries of the world have agreed to pay $ 300 billion each year for the next 10 years to climate financing to help mitigate global climate changes. Sitting in Baku Azerbaijan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia among …

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