Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Zambia has submitted the instruments of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to the African Union (AU) Commission. The Southern Africa country deposited its instrument of ratification to the AU Commission through its envoy, making it the 36th AU member to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale police are hunting for Israel Teru, the presiding officer at Nkoma central polling station in Nkoma ward in Northern city division in Mbale city for alleged electoral malpractice. He is said to have connived with three suspects who are already in police custody …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two National Unity Platform-NUP supporters who were allegedly kidnapped from Katoogo village in Nama sub county in Mukono North constituency are rotting away at their homes after undergoing a series of torture. Twenty-three-year-old Joseph Nkoyoyo Kyakuwa and 53-year-old Fred Kamya Yuya sustained serious injuries but …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The waiver of Value Added Tax off cooking gas is yet to bear fruit with dealers saying there is no apparent change in the demand since June 2020. The waiver of the 17% tax was aimed at encouraging dealers in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports federations under their newly formed Union of Uganda Sports Federations and Associations- UUSFA have complained about the unfair distribution of funds among sports federations in the country. The issue came up during a meeting between the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two rival factions in Kumi Diocese have continued to overshadow the activities in the diocese after the failed consecration of the new Bishop. Kumi Diocese carved out of Soroti Diocese in 2001 has been under the leadership of the founder Bishop Thomas Edison Irigei. Before …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspects who were arrested by Uganda People Defense Forces-UPDF in Rukungiri district for aiding the kidnap of 10 Ugandan fishermen have finally been released. The suspects are Patrick Mugisha, the LC 2 chairperson Rweshama parish in Bwambara sub-county, Kenneth Niwagaba, Ismail Ngabirano, Hamad …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a drastic drop in demand and price for lemons and ginger across city markets. This stems from a decline in the use of lemons and ginger by residents to boost their immunity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, one …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The legal team of the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has defended its application to amend their presidential election petition challenging the victory of the incumbent president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Kyagulanyi’s lawyers led by Medard Lubega Sseggona told the nine-member panel of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers have shot dead a suspected Jie cattle rustler in Kotido district and recovered 158 cattle, 300 goats and an unspecified number of sheep. UPDF clashed with the rustlers in Nakapelimoru sub county in Kotido district which borders Kaabong on …
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