Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After the Electoral Commission stopped campaigns in 13 districts with Wakiso district inclusive, candidates in Wakiso have resorted to camping at the issuing centres for voter slips at the parish level to collect them for people so that they can take them to their homes …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform- NUP and four other presidential candidates have not had access to any radio station in Teso Sub Region since campaigns commenced last November. Kyagulanyi, Greg Mugisha Muntu of the Alliance for National Transformation- ANT, …
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Singapore, Republic of Singapore | THE INDEPENDENT | Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Monday morning that based on advance estimates, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole of 2020 fell by 5.8 percent year on year, compared to the 0.7 percent growth in 2019. For …
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📌 National elections – January 14, 2021 Butambala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Henry Tumukunde has started a vote protection campaign as the country prepares for general elections next week. Speaking in various trading centers in Butambala district, the presidential independent candidate has told voters that guarding against vote rigging is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The emerging car-boot Ugandan entrepreneurs can still enjoy a free ride in the market but all indications are that it will not be long before authorities start demanding their pound of flesh. The car boot sales businesses which propped up during Covid-19 pandemic March to August, are …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces –ADF in Kasese district are undergoing technology and skills development training lessons, thanks to the Amnesty Commission. The three-day training taking place at Nadir preparatory school in Mumbuzi cell, Nyakasanga Division has attracted over ADF reporters from the …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Ouma Lutwayi II is just three years and seven months old, but his self-comportment sets him apart from his agemates in his community. On a Monday morning at their home in Tai Ocot village in Labongo Amida Sub-county, Kitgum District, Ouma is seated on …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Local council one chairpersons in Fort Portal Tourism City are wanted for alleged theft of Voter Location Slips-VLS. They are Isaac Kayemba and Ismail Kaganda, the LC I Chairperson of Nyakabaale B cell and Kisumbi B cell in Bukwali Ward in Central Division …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boxer Robert Mukasa alias Soja-man is nursing serious injuries at Lincoln Clinic in Bwaise after being tortured by his abductors. Unidentified people reportedly kidnapped the boxer from Bugalani Zone, Bwaise III in Kawempe Division on Tuesday night last week when his coach Zebra Senyange …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 21 people died by as a result of assault, shooting and drowning on New Year’s night, police has revealed. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, said although New Year’s celebrations were countrywide generally peaceful, some people were assaulted to death or lynched by the mob …
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