Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One member of the Kyambogo University Staff has tested positive for COVID-19, barely two weeks after the university opened its doors for final year students. According to Reuben Twinomujuni, the University Senior Public Relations Officer, the patient is now receiving treatment at Mulago National …
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA | Tributes flowed for Diego Maradona on Friday as the Argentinian football legend celebrated his 60th birthday. The former Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors forward was also honored with the unveiling of a giant mural showing him kissing the 1986 FIFA World Cup trophy in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s newly established cities need to plan and manage settlements to avoid the same pitfalls that befell Kampala, the Capital City. Government in July inaugurated seven new ‘cities’ by elevating former municipalities of Arua, Gulu, Mbale, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara, and Fort Portal to city …
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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit Head Lt Col Edith Nakalema has ordered the arrest of five Serere district officials over shoddy works on roads whose money was disbursed in the 2018/2019 Financial Year under the NUSAF-III Project. The group includes the District Planner Nathan …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Controversy has erupted in Arua district over COVID-19 results released by the District Health Officer Paul Bishop Drileba, following tests conducted in anticipation of the presidents visit last week. President Museveni visited Arua as part of a five-day journey in which he unveiled major …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buruuli Chiefdom has relaunched a campaign to hunt for two billion Shillings to construct an official palace for its cultural leader Isabaruuli Constantine Mwogezi Butamanya. Isabaruuli Butamanya has been operating in a single-roomed office located at Kibira village in Nakasongola town council since his …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people drowning due to flooding is projected to increase as Kampala city faces a shocking rise in climate change-related risks. This is according to a report; the water risk scenarios estimate research conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Launched ahead …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 10,000 community members of the Bamba- Babwisi tribe in Bundibugyo district have renewed calls for resettlement in the ancestral land from which they were evicted. The land in question was part of Matongo Forest-present-day Semuliki National Park. The Bamba-Babwisi people occupied about 125 square …
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Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has overturned the nomination of six candidates in the Bukedea Woman MP race. This implies that the incumbent MP Anita Among remains unopposed in the race that had initially attracted seven candidates. Those whose nomination was cancelled include Sophie Malinga, Dinah Eveline …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to ensure they receive necessary care. “Although we’re still learning about the virus, what’s clear is that this is not just a virus that kills …
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