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UNBS to strictly enforce LPG standards, bans cylinder swapping

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has warned the producers of and dealers in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) of an impending crackdown on substandard products following a survey that revealed gross violations of the laws. The 2020 UNBS market survey covered 35 outlets …

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CHILD CARE: Speaker Among threatens to name and shame MPs

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has threatened to name and shame MPs who refuse to accept responsibility for their children. Among was on Wednesday December 1, 2021 presiding over the house during a heated debate on a statement presented by the Vice …

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EMYOOGA: Each constituency to receive additional sh360M

  Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development in charge of Microfinance Hajj Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has announced an additional sh360 million to be injected into the program in each constituency, with each well-performing SACCO set to receive 20 million. The additional seed …

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Prisons get guidelines on how to handle terror suspects

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons has received three sets of guidelines on how to handle terror suspects. The tools were developed by both the Uganda Prisons Services and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -UNODC. They are supposed to prevent the spread of violent extremism …

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UMSC condemns harassment of Muslim students over veils

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by a police officer to compel a female student at Kyambogo University to remove her veil before accessing the examination room has drawn the attention of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC. On Tuesday, a photo of a police officer compelling a female Muslim …

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Desire Mirembe case to proceed without suspect

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The murder case of former Makerere University medical student, Desire Mirembe will proceed in Mukono High court without the prime suspect, Mathew Kirabo. Mukono High Court Judge, Henry Kaweesa Isabirye delivered the ruling on Wednesday following an application by State Attorney, Happiness Ainebyona to proceed …

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Court asks for written submissions in Chapter Four case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for written submissions in the case in which Chapter Four Uganda is challenging the decision by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations to suspend its license indefinitely. The court presided over by the Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana …

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Masaka RCC in trouble for meddling in land dispute

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahmed Kateregga Musaazi, the Masaka City Deputy Resident Commissioner is under the spotlight for meddling in land cases. Kateregga is accused of ordering the destruction of properties on a disputed piece of land in Kimanya-Kabonera division. Flugencio Kayemba, a resident of Kaseeta cell, Kitanda ward …

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Ugandans less attracted to free condoms

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started a study to establish the kind of condoms Ugandans would prefer and easily use, as records show a dwindling number of people using condoms. Vastha Kibirige, the condom coordinator at the AIDS control programme says that they have been …

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