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In Pictures: Farewell USAID in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | USAID has been present in Uganda for over sixty years. It has funded development in agriculture, education and research in HIV/AIDS among others. USAID had a very significant impact of HIV/AID prevention and treatment efforts through PEPFAR. Specifically for HIV, at a time when …

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1,524 graduate from UCU

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University (UCU) has held its 26th Graduation ceremony. The event took place on Friday at the university’s main campus in Mukono. Among the graduates, 860 were female, representing 56 percent, while 664 were male, making up 44 percent. This year, 49 students attained …

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Parents blamed for rising cases of child abuse

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Moroto district have expressed concern over the increasing cases of child abuse, blaming the trend on what they term as parental neglect and failure to fulfill core responsibilities in the upbringing of children. According to local officials, many parents in the district have …

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Race for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair hots up with entry of businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga

Businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga pledges affordable credit in bid for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prominent businessman and philanthropist King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga has promised to champion affordable credit for business owners and address concerns about taxation if elected to the powerful National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s …

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UPDF to recruit 11,500 soldiers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces has announced a nationwide recruitment of 11,500 new soldiers this month. Major General Felix Kulaigye, Director of Defence Public Information, announced at Mbuya Military Headquarters that applicants will submit their applications through the UPDF website from July 7 to …

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Mao to reconcile Ssemakaddde and Alfonse Owiny-Dollo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Norbert Mao has stepped up efforts to reconcile the Uganda Law Society and the Judiciary ahead of the official retirement of Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. His intervention comes at a time when the bar-bench relationship in Uganda is …

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