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Police warns business owners against diverting security guards

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have warned business owners and individuals against diverting security guards and escorts to duties they are not meant for. Police agencies such as Crime Intelligence (CI), Flying Squad Unit (FSU), and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) have listed diversion of guards as one …

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Medical evidence not required to prove torture, Court of Appeal rules

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is no legal basis for torture victims to produce medical evidence, the Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala has ruled. The three-member panel comprising Justices Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, and Christopher Gashirabake noted that it is rare to have direct evidence of torture …

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Mwanyi Terimba enters coffee market with high energy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mwanyi Terimba, the Buganda kingodom coffee development company that started buying coffee beans in May 2022, has so far purchased 200 tones which management says is a good start. According to Charles Kironde, the CEO Mwanyi Terimba Limited, 200 metric tonnes of coffee bought from …

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Tororo-Busia road works stall due to delayed compensation of PAPs

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works have failed to kick off on the 25-kilometer Tororo-Busia road because of the delayed compensation of Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The over Shillings 136 billion project was scheduled to kick off early last month. The Project Affected Persons-PAPs, say that they cannot allow the …

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Two arrested for assaulting journalist in Mukono

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested two residents involved in beating up a journalist on Wednesday evening in Kiyanja village, Nakisunga sub county, Mukono district. It is reportedly said that Peter Byabasaijja, Denis Kiwanuka and others at large intercepted Ronald Kalumba, a correspondent for BBS television in Mukono …

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TotalEnergies agrees four development initiatives to spur the Albertine region

TotalEnergies EP Uganda Reinforces its Commitment to Sustainability Initiatives in Road Safety, Biodiversity & Cultural Heritage conservation in the Albertine Region   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development initiatives through the signing of four agreements aimed at enhancing road safety, …

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Hoima city security committee suspends metal scrap business

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city security committee has suspended the metal scrap business citing massive vandalism of government property. Both the city authorities and security committee accuse scrap dealers of the rampant theft of solar panels, manhole covers, and batteries among other items on major streets within the …

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Females earning less than men in health sector: Report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women in the health sector earn less than their male counterparts, this is according to a new report published by the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. According to the report, women in the health sector face a bigger gender pay gap compared …

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