Wednesday , November 13 2024

Independent Reporter

Kisenyi youth task Kampala parliamentary candidates to explain job creation plans

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Voters in Kisenyi zones, a densely populated Kampala informal settlement, have tasked Kampala parliamentary candidates to explain their plans for eliminating unemployment levels  before voting them in the 2021 general elections. Kisenyi  is one of Kampala’s  biggest informal settlements (slums) that has a large population of …

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Koeman rests Messi, De Jong for Barca’s Kiev trip

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |    FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman on Monday left striker Leo Messi and midfielder Frenkie de Jong out of his squad for Tuesday’s Champions League tie away to Dynamo Kiev. Barca travel to Kiev with three wins from their three group games in the competition, but …

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Mao rallies voters in Acholi region against tribalism

Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate, Norbert Mao has rallied the people of Acholi region to avoid the politics of tribalism. Mao said that voters in Acholi Sub Region should not elect leaders based on their tribes and ethnicity, but rather their potentials and competence …

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Court orders MP Nabilah’s immediate release

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Jinja Grade One Magistrate Anne Kyomuhangi has ordered the immediate release of the Kampala City Woman Member of Parliament Nabilah Naggayi. Kyomuhangi ordered Nagayi’s release on grounds that she has been under illegal detention for more than 48 hours, which violates various constitutional rights. …

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Police blocks Tumukunde’s rallies in Kikuube district

Kikuube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police in Kikuube District on Monday disrupted all the planned campaign rallies of Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde. Police led by Irene Acheng, the Kikuube District Police Commander prevented Tumukunde from addressing rallies in all of the scheduled venues.  He was scheduled to hold rallies at …

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Archbishop Lwanga condemns security killings

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has condemned the recent killings of civilians by security personnel.  Lwanga said that nobody has the authority to kill a human being because life is sacred and only belongs to the creator.  Dr Lwanga was on Monday …

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All technicians, vocational workers in Uganda to be certified

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The technical and vocation educational training -TVET) policy of Uganda has been reformed to ensure that all the skilled manpower from the vocational institutes will have to be assessed and certified by the DIT before getting into the world of work. The Directorate of Industrial Training …

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Kyagulanyi promises Tooro a better deal

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Unity Platform – NUP Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, has promised to prioritise infrastructure and social services in Tooro sub-region once elected. He says the region needs a better road network and an airport befitting a tourism city as it is called,  and …

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