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Man Utd fight back to go fourth

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | West Ham’s players will tonight keep wondering how they’ve lost the game. They led at the break through Tomas Soucek and had the chances to embarrass Man Utd, but Paul Pogba’s long-range strike gave the visitors momentum and goals from Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford gave them victory. Man Utd are only the …

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Czech Republic opens consulate in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Czech Republic government has opened a consulate in Uganda in a move to bolster relations between the two countries. The Honorary Consul of Czech Republic to Uganda, Stephen M. Kaboyo on Friday evening met the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem …

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Sexually abused girls, women to get legal assistance

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal Aid Service Providers Network- LASPNET has launched a campaign to connect sexually abused girls and women to lawyers who will help in giving them timely legal information and assist in seeking justice. In the campaign for eliminating violence against women and girls, Sylvia …

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One shot dead, three injured as NRM, DP supporters clash in Kyotera

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and two critically injured after police fired live bullets and teargas to quell a clash between the supporters of National Resistance Movement -NRM and Democratic Party -DP. The shooting occurred on Friday evening at Nakatoogo trading centre in Nabigasa sub-county …

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Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago discharged, returns Monday

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Contrary to rumors of his demise, Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been discharged from hospital in Nairobi where he had been admitted to receive treatment. According to the Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura, the Lord Mayor is currently stable after being discharged this morning …

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Judicial officers urged to stop embarrassing court users

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The retired Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has appealed to the judicial officers to stop embarrassing court users if they are to dispense meaningful justice. Katureebe noted that most of the court users especially lawyers and witnesses always get embarrassed over small matters and you find …

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Makerere University defends itself in graduation gowns saga

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has started defending itself in a court case in which a company it contracted to supply graduation gowns is seeking to recover more than two billion shillings in arrears. In September 2020, Team Uniform Limited through its lawyers of Marlin Advocates led …

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