Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission – EC has nominated 28 aspirants for Gulu City Parliamentary elections in 2021 general elections. Twelve of them will contest as independents; three under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party; three under Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), three under the …
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA | Former Manchester City and Argentina international right-back Pablo Zabaleta has retired from football after a professional career spanning almost two decades. The 35-year-old announced the decision in an emotional social media post in which he thanked former teammates, coaches and fans for “the opportunity …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Julius Businge| E-commerce platform, Jumia has officially announced the launch of a Food Festival Campaign which is running up to the end of this month (Oct.31). Conducted via the Jumia Food app, the campaign is being done in partnership with local restaurants, supermarkets and fresh produce …
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Paris, France | XINHUA | Kylian Mbappe scored a brace in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-0 win over Nimes on Friday, sending the defending champions to the top of the standings for the first time this season after Rennes were unexpectedly held 1-1 by bottom side Dijon. PSG had a long list …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the National Forestry Resources Research Institute-NaFRRI under the National Agricultural Research Organization-NARO have improved the micro garden system to support farming in urban areas. The researchers have now designed a vertical garden made out of wood, forming a rectangle with a number …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja East Member of Parliament, Paul Mwiru says that he is not bothered by people criticizing him of defecting to the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party. In July, Mwiru formerly a member of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party and Gerald Karuhanga, the …
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Rubanda , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Benjamin Mbabazi, the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party chairperson for Rubanda East County in Rubanda district has been nominated as the Forum Democratic Change (FDC) parliament candidate for the area. Mbabazi was nominated on Friday at 04:10PM by Rubanda District Electoral Commission Chairman, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 11 candidates have been nominated to contest for the Kyadondo East parliamentary seat to replace Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine. Kyagulanyi has been MP for the area since 2017 after winning by a landslide by-election in 2017. He has declared his intentions to …
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Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | By the close of the official nomination on Friday, the National Resistance Movement-NRM had failed to sponsor a party flagbearer for Mawogola North Constituency parliamentary seat in Sembabule district. This follows the failure by the party authorities to break the stalemate on the official …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Campaign posters of the Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi have been defaced as the battle for Bukoto Central Constituency MP Seat heats up. Before his nomination on Friday, at Kyannamukaaka sub-county headquarters in Masaka district, Ssekandi’s and his campaign team found several of his …
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