Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “The inability to love, forgive and invest in oneself is one of the greatest hindrances to achieving anything and improving one’s state,” remarked Renzioni Hill – a wedding and events planner and beauty therapist – as he shared inspiration on life with the ladies attending …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is highly considering early closure of schools as one of the ways to prevent the likely spreading of Ebola virus disease into learning institutions. URN understands that this has been one of the issues that were presented before cabinet during its weekly sitting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vinka is one of Uganda’s few musicians whose music transcends borders and was recently named Uganda’s most streamed artist in Kenya by music monitoring platform Song Boost. In her new release ‘Onina’, she delivers a melodious love arrangement that’s has a melodic symphony and explores …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many of the districts in Uganda are not accounting for the money dispensed to them for activities related to COVID-19 vaccination and health systems strengthening. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, notes that they have been experiencing the problem of non-accounting officials since 2019, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 129 police posts have been merged in a pilot study to test the effectiveness of President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal to rejuvenate the colonial sub-county-based policing model. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga, says that police resolved to first merge 76 police posts in Kampala Metropolitan and …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public misconception is threatening the effective enforcement of the intervention by the Masaka district Ebola taskforce to prevent the spread of the viral disease. On Wednesday last week, the health ministry put Masaka city on notice after one of the patients admitted at Masaka Regional …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sudden death of a baby shortly after vaccination has landed two medical workers from Daphine medical center, Kabalagala, Kampala in trouble. They are Dr. Doreen Akuku and Joan Nabakooza, a nurse at the facility. The two are locked up at Kabalagala police station in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Wakiso Chief Magistrates Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Paul Owor, one of the former candidates for Busiro South parliamentary elections for failure to pay election costs of 13 million shillings. The order was issued by Chief Magistrate John Kaggwa, who ordered …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | How best can the government and its partners anticipate disaster occurrence and deal with the likely negative impact that it comes with? This is a central question that was discussed at the inaugural national dialogue on anticipatory action that took place in Kampala recently involving …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 60,000 cotton farmers in Acholi who were enticed by last season’s price are crying foul over the drastic fall in price. In September 2021, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO set the indicative price of a kilogram of cotton at Shillings 2,000 ,to help regulate its …
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