Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have opened up an investigation into the death of Hajj Rashid Kamoga Kulima, a senior human resource manager of the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA. Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson said that unknown people brought Kamoga to Seguku …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has remanded 15 people to Kitalya, Luzira, and Kigo prisons on terror-related charges and belonging to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, a gazetted terror group. The suspects include five women and 10 men. They are mobile money operators Yusuf Muwonge alias …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dfcu bank has unveiled mobile-based micro-loans to its customers as it strives to tap into a larger pool of small savers who on most cases do not have collateral security. The new product dubbed mobiloan has been unveiled in partnership with the Nairobi-based digital firm, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme connected 125,000 new customers to the grid in the 11 months to November this year, representing a 54% growth in new connections recorded in the same period in 2020. “Of the 125,000 connected customers, 53,000 were self-funded and the remaining 72,000 through …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked the elderly and those living with other health conditions that compromise immunity to seek booster doses of COVID-19 jabs. This development comes after the country registered a hundred percent increase in cases in the last week. According to test …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pork prices have fallen in Bududa. The price has fallen from 9,000 to 7000 shillings. On 23rd of December every year, as Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, it is a norm that pigs are slaughtered for those who eat pork as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF is considering acaricide zoning as a lasting solution to the tick resistance challenge in the country. Dr Anna Rose Ademun, the Commissioner of Animal Health, says creating zones for the four regions of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City abattoirs have resolved to maintain their normal beef prices citing low consumption. Edward Mwesigye, the publicity secretary City Abattoir along old Port Bell, says beef consumption has remained low since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in the country. According to Mwesigye, prior to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of their people. In their meeting on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 at Parliament House, Oulanyah …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the US$13million search and rescue center at Masese landing site in the Southern division, Jinja city has got underway. A team of Jinja city authorities led by the Resident City Commissioner, Kyeyune Ssenyonjjo commissioned the project on Thursday morning. The project will …
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