Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kotido Cultural Elder’s Council has rejected calls by the local leaders to revive the Morutit and Nabilatuk Resolution as one of the measures to stem cattle theft. In 2013, the council of Elders in North and South Karamoja adopted the Morutit and Nabilatuk Resolution, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Flying Squad has arrested ten members of another criminal gang that has been terrorizing parts of Kampala Metropolitan area. The suspects were arrested following an attack on Enock Turasingura, a pay way machine technician and resident of Salama Road in Makindye Division …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people mainly Boda Boda cyclists in West Nile sub region are in shock after failing to get motorcycles for which they made hefty deposits. Officials of Sky Motors Limited, the company they say they deposited money to get motorcycles, has vanished …
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Nine out of the 26 commercial banks register a decline in profits in 2021 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine out of the 26 registered commercial banks in Uganda registered a decline in profits in 2021, compared to the previous year. Over the same period, eight banks registered a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has remanded four suspects to Luzira prison on charges of belonging and rendering support to a terrorist organization, the Allied Democratic Forces. The suspects include; Rashidah Namiiro, a resident of Kirokole zone in Kawempe, Kampala district, Saidi Kakooza alias Bizimana, a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education-UNITE has failed to kick off. This is a specialized higher education institute for teacher education mandated with the supervision of teacher education programmes in all higher institutions As part of the initiatives to raise the quality of teachers …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s paint manufacturer, Kansai Plascon treated their dealers from Western Uganda specifically (Mbarara) to a sumptuous dinner at Hotel Triangle, Mbarara City over the weekend. This particular dinner was aimed at dining those dealers that missed the main event that was held in Kampala recently. …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city’s challenges with collecting street parking fees have persisted after police refused to remove workers of Central Investment Agency-CIA Limited who are operating illegally. Last week, Mbale city officially handed over the work of street parking fees collection to Nalu Travel and Tour-NTT Limited after …
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Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bulambuli district is investigating circumstances under which a 65 year old private security guard hanged himself and died instantly. William Matsanga, a resident of Buwanyanga village, Buwanyanga sub county in Bulambuli district was today morning found hanging dead on a rope around his neck …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several teachers in government aided schools in Lira city have laid down their tools over unpaid salaries. Over 1,200 teachers from Lira city have gone for months without pay. Some of the teachers last received their salary in January while others in February 2022. Efforts to …
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