Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the raging coronavirus threat, the National isolation center in Entebbe is ill equipped to receive and handle any emergency, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. The center, which is found on Manyago hill close to Anderita beach on the shoreline of Lake Victoria in Entebbe …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | one person has been killed and scores of others escaped with serious injuries following a nasty accidient in Walugogo trading center along Jinja-Iganga highway. The deceased has been identified as Habib Sowedi, a resident of Namwiwa village in Kaliro district. His body is lying at …
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Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP | Cameroon votes Sunday in polls overshadowed by separatist violence which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and a partial opposition boycott. Elections for the central African country’s legislature and local councils are taking place for the first time in seven years, after two postponements. Despite …
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Dublin, Ireland | AFP | Ireland’s three main parties are tied neck-and-neck following Saturday’s general election according to an exit poll, leaving the question of who will control the next government hanging in the balance. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s incumbent Fine Gael party, their centre-right rivals Fianna Fail and left-wingers Sinn …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 health workers deployed to manage various Ebola screening centers in Bullisa district have abandoned their duty stations citing none payment. The affected include members of Village Health teams-VHTs and Health workers attached to various health facilities in the district. The affected workers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a fierce dispute between Josephine Naku, the widow of the late Henry Matovu and her daughter, Margaret Nandawula over the land in Nabukalu zone in Kawempe division in Kampala district The contested land seats on plot 429 Nabukalu zone. Trouble started after Nandawula …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of secondary school teachers in Acholi sub-region trained in the revised lower secondary curriculum; say they need sufficient time to grasp the syllabus before it is rolled out to learners. This week, Ministry of Education and Sports through the National Curriculum Development Centre …
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Manchester, United States | AFP | White House hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg — riding neck-and-neck in the polls ahead of the next Democratic primary contest — come under sustained attack on the debate stage from rivals seeking to challenge Donald Trump in November. Buttigieg, a former mayor of South …
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Kaberamaido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200 households affected by floods in Kaberamaido Town Council have benefited from a rice donation by China. The rice was donated by the Chinese department of disaster for distribution to the affected flood victims last year. The group is among the 1,500 people expected …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Soroti have raised concern over the capacity and significance of Soroti Solar Plant to the region. Soroti Solar Plant was switched on in December 12th, 2016. The plant was built at US$19 Million approximately UGX 68 Billion to supplement hydro power supply …
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