Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katonga-based faction of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has today gathered to pay tribute to its former member Adam Mulwana who died on Tuesday morning after a long illness. Mulwana rose to fame through his political campaign hit song ‘Toka kwa bara bara’, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported a significant drop in numbers of applicants for Ugandan passports. The Internal Affairs spokesperson Simon Peter Mundeyi said the Covid-19 pandemic saw an increase in the number of Ugandans applying for passports, prompting them to upgrade their system, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to avail a supplementary request of Shs10 billion to the National Drug Authority (NDA) to facilitate the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services to carry out blood donation activities. Members of Parliament (MPs) were responding to …
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Mikhail Popov said that, the only person in the US, who can issue a nuclear weapons launch order, is currently the US President, who is characterized as “elderly man with poor memory” MOSCOW | TASS | Mistakes that the US leadership might make amid the ongoing difficult and nervous domestic …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Tuesday issued stringent measures on the fishing of small pelagic fish species in all the East African country’s water bodies. Hellen Adoa, the minister of state for fisheries, told reporters here that capture of small pelagic fish will only be done using the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has ordered the Abim District LCV Chairperson Yuventine Omara to vacate office after he was elected when he was still a serving Officer in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces. The court has also ordered that John De West Ariko …
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ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire | Xinhua | Players and managers of the Cote d’Ivoire national football team received recognition of distinctions and donations on Tuesday in Abidjan after winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). During a ceremony at the presidential palace, in the presence of President Alassane Ouattara, the …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Peter Mayiga, the Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister (Katikiro) has condemned the high levels of unhygienic conditions in communities in Masaka City. He challenged the leadership in the city to do everything possible to reverse the trend. The Katikiro said the modern-day generation and leadership …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Citizens will be spared from paying Shs50,000 to renew their National Identity Cards (IDs) save for those interested in express service, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been assured. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi in a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has partnered with Airtel Money to foster financial inclusion by eliminating charges on all transfers made from the PostApp and PostMobile to Airtel Money wallets. This initiative seeks to reduce the financial burden on PostBank customers while enhancing their access to a wide …
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