Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen suspects are in police custody in Mbale city for cultivating and selling marijuana. The suspects were picked up in a security operation conducted in Kiteso, Buyonjo, Wasufu, and Mpumude cells in Mbale City Northern Division, led by the Division Police Commander, John Byamugisha. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Japan has donated $1.5 million, approximately 5.7 Billion Shillings to the United Nations Children’s Agency-UNICEF, to support the government improve the tracking of under-immunized and un immunized children at the community level. According to Catherine Ntabadde, the spokesperson of UNICEF, the money …
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National Exhibition Week for Science (NEWS 2022) launched to showcase science and technology innovation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has today launched the 2022 National Exhibition for Science Week, (NEWS 22), Uganda’s annual showcase of science, technology and innovation to document progress made towards technological advancement to steer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Massmart Holdings, the owner of Game store in Uganda has announced an outright exit from Ugandan market, having failed to get a local partner or buyer. In March 2021, Massmart announced that after a review of its operation in East Africa, it was exploring the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alion Yorke Odria, the Aringa South County MP in Yumbe district has appeared before the Buganda Road Magistrates Court for causing grievous harm and assaulting a police officer while on lawful duties at Parliament. The legislator appeared before Magistrate Siena Owomugisha, who read for him …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen and fishmongers at Katosi landing site in Mukono district who deal in silverfish commonly known as mukene have traded accusations of perpetrating bad fishing practices. Those who normally fish from the same areas claim that their colleagues practice bad fishing habits which chase away …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ramathan Ndikuyezi, the Kisoro District National Resistant Movement (NRM) party Vice Chairperson is on remand for alleged aggravated child trafficking. He appeared before Rachael Tabaruka, the Kabale Grade One Magistrate on Tuesday, who remanded him to Ndorwa prisons. Ndikuyezi was arrested in July this year …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament want a select committee constituted to carry out investigations into the new wave of abductions. This follows last week’s meeting called by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, with the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, Minister of Security, Government Chief Whip, Deputy Attorney …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization-TASO in Masaka has rolled out a school-based HIV counseling program to create a safe environment for adolescents and protection of HIV-positive learners. Fiona Nakimera, a counselor at TASO Masaka center says the concern of stigma in schools coupled with the negative …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kampala Metropolitan Area has started screening newly arrested suspects to ascertain if they are suffering from malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, such that they get access to early treatment. The Global Fund will fund the three-year project in 16 police stations through the …
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