Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested two security guards suspected to have robbed 100 million Shillings from a businessman they were guarding in Kamwokya, a suburb of Kampala. The two guards identified as Alex Abok and Anthony Ayor, attached to Tight Security Company Limited were arrested from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is applying for the MasterCard Foundation COVID-19 recovery and resilience programme to finance the establishment of smart classrooms. This is one of the interventions that the university is considering following the effect of COVID-19 on routine learning programmes. The university like all …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri district is holding five people in connection to the killing of a veteran Uganda Peoples Defense Forces Corporal Ambrose Nabimanya. The deceased is a resident of Kashegu village in Nyakagyeme sub-county, Rukungiri district. According to Noah Bigabwomwe, the deceased’s relative, Nabimanya …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the village chairpersons in Wakiso are investing the annual ex-gratia payment of 120,000 Shillings for the benefit of the local council committee. The government of Uganda pays a monthly fee of 10,000 Shillings to each village chairperson as recognition for their work. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scholars in human behaviour, development and society have predicted a likelihood of suicide as a form of protest or expression of emotional distress among Ugandans. Early this month, the country witnessed a horrifying incident of a young man who burnt himself inside the Masaka district …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Kampala are accusing traffic police officers of extorting money from those found driving on routes other than those specified on their route charts. They reportedly target taxis with no displayed route charts on the windscreen. The government, through Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man who was allegedly beaten by police officers while rushing a sick person to the hospital during curfew time is seeking justice after sustaining life-threatening injuries on the head. Nelly Julius Kalema, a resident of Bukoto II parish in Nakawa division was taking his …
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New York, US | XINHUA | Wall Street’s major averages posted mixed results during the past week as investors digested a slew of earnings reports while weighing the impact of surging coronavirus infections. For the week ending Friday, the Dow gained 2.3 percent, the S&P 500 rose 1.3 percent, and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa river region has rolled out an intense community policing programme to address an increase in crime rates in the region. The region comprises eight districts of Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Lamwo, Omoro, Kitgum, Nwoya and Agago. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the region’s police public …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | World Bank Group President David Malpass on Saturday urged the Group of 20 (G20) countries to extend the time frame of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative through the end of 2021, calling it one of the key factors in strengthening global recovery. “I urge you …
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