Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The regional office of the Inspectorate of Government in Gulu is struggling to investigate corruption cases in the Acholi sub-region due to inadequate staff. Geoffrey Matovu, the IGG Gulu regional inspectorate officer says currently, they have over 300 case files of corruption at the office …
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Manila, Philippines | Xinhua | World boxing champion and Philippine senator Manny Pacquiao announced on Sunday that he will run for president of the Philippines in the 2022 elections. Pacquiao, 42, said he officially accepted the nomination to be the standard-bearer of the PDP-Laban faction led by Senator Aquilino Pimentel. “We are …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mwolwe village in Nakasongola district have impounded 23 heads of cattle belonging to a Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) officer in protest that the animals have been eating their crops for the last two years. The heads of cattle are kept on part …
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Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria on Sunday held the funeral in the capital Algiers for former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died Friday night at age of 84. Bouteflika was buried Sunday afternoon at the Square of the Martyrs in the cemetery of El-Alia where several former presidents were buried. Algerian …
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Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a suspected child trafficker in their custody. John William Lomilo Apaalomer, 59, a resident of Alekilek village, Iriiri Parish, Iriiri sub county in Napak district died on Sunday while in transit to Matany hospital. Michael Longole, …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kiira region election officer, Emmanuel Matsiko has said that the Electoral Commission-EC will blacklist all their staff implicated in election malpractice related tendencies. Speaking to political leaders and civil society organization-CSO actors during the post-election evaluation meeting held at Iganga district headquarters last Friday, …
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Kyegegwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has ordered the termination of the contract of a 42-kilometre road. The 1.8 Billion Shillings road that connects from Kakabara sub county in Kyegegwa district to Nabingola in Mubende was constructed under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project-DRDIP. The program …
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Since the 1920’s, Uganda’s research efforts have released 24 varieties, the recent commercial varieties being Serenut1-14 series Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Ann Apio has been growing groundnuts in Serere district, approximately 200km north east of Uganda’s capital Kampala for decades but has always had to content with difficulty in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction and 30 months’ jail term that was handed to Dr. Yovantino Akii Agel, the former medical superintendent and director of medical services at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. Dr. Akii Agel together with the former accountant of the …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apple farmers in Kasese district have been advised to improve on their agronomic practices to increase on the productivity and quality of their produce. They have also been reminded to make better use of information technology to have better crop, fertilizer and pesticide selection and …
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