Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Papal Nuncio Emeritus Archbishop Augustine Kasujja has expressed concern over priests who abscond from their duty stations. Priests are always deployed by appointing authorities as Parish Priests, Curates and some are assigned to head Departments such as Education, Health among many others. But now, Archbishop …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in Kasese district have accused the local police of violating their right to freedom of expression and association. It follows the botched attempt by the police to prevent FDC leaders and members from attending a graduation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has been tasked to present before parliament, a statement about concerns on the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). The Parish Development Model (PDM) was launched during the financial year 2020/2021 as a delivery mechanism for …
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Rutshuru , DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) has denied reports that Uganda is negotiating with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government on behalf of the M23 rebels. Rumours of the negotiations have been circulating on social media since Tuesday morning, causing concern among …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff from Absa Bank Uganda have planted 300 trees and adopted 100 indigenous trees at the Makerere University School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences Botanical Garden. The new Botanical Garden is found at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo, as part of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Forum on Malaria has urged the government to consider using drones to spray insecticide targeting large mosquito breeding grounds. The legislator’s Led by their chairperson, Dr Timothy Batuwa Lusala, made the call while addressing journalists at Parliament on Tuesday in preparation …
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Kigali , Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community-EAC is now pushing for traditional wear and garments made from local materials in a bit to revive the region’s textile industry. A policy organ says if the lesu and kanga are encouraged as wear or inputs for clothes, it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Select Committee constituted to investigate the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) has called for a forensic audit on the sports body. The recommendation is contained in the report presented by the Chairperson of the Select Committee, Hon. Laura Kanushu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has said that the new bail guidelines launched about a year ago to supplement the existing laws are yet to be fully implemented. In June last year, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo issued the Constitution (Bail Guidelines for Courts of Judicature) Practice Directions …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of taxi operators in Kampala are in a state of confusion, on where to dump the trash they would have collected from passengers in their vehicles, under the new anti-littering penalty announced by NEMA. Under the National Environment Act 2019, NEMA is …
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