Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nicholas Byonanebye Kamutu, the Coordinator Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) in charge of Greater Kabale is living in fear after purportedly receiving death threats from unidentified person. Kamuntu, who resides in Rukore Village in Ryakarimira Town Council in Kabale District, says he received a life …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has tasked Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB to table evidence implicating Siraje Kakomo Musisi, the head teacher Buvuma College School and the UNEB scout, Afema Droti for exam malpractice. UNEB dragged the duo to court for allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractices during last year’s …
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Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP | Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Friday announced he had ordered prosecutions to be dropped against “some” opposition leaders, including a number from the main Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC) led by his jailed rival Maurice Kamto. The move is the latest in a series of …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Professional Standards Unit-PSU in West Nile Region is investigating seven unnamed senior police officers for misconduct. The charges involve loss of exhibits, detention of suspects beyond the mandatory 48 hours, negligence/non-performance of duties, absence from work, extortion and corruption related behaviors especially in relation …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Democratic lawmakers on Friday demanded that the White House turn over documents related to allegations that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine for political favors, as the explosive impeachment investigation against the US leader intensified. The congressional committees leading the probe cranked up the heat on …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a bitter exchange between the Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa and National Youth Council delegates from 23 districts in Buganda region on Friday over financial handouts from the president. Nankabirwa was representing President, Yoweri Museveni at the closure of a three-day’s youth leadership …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | BP said Friday that Chief Executive Bob Dudley, who oversaw the energy giant’s response to and recovery from the devastating Gulf of Mexico 2010 oil spill disaster, will leave next year. American Dudley, 64, will step down on February 4, 2020 and retire at the …
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Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Horrific revelations of torture and abuse at a compound billing itself as a Koranic reform school in northern Nigeria have shone a spotlight on Islamic institutes unregulated by the authorities. Last week police in the city of Kaduna raided a building to find hundreds of men …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have criticized the government for failing to implement the merger of government departments and agencies. During the plenary session on Thursday presided over by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga the MPs argued that the slow pace of implementing the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The investor that will be awarded exploration license for Kilembe mines will be required to carry out new explorations to see if there are more reserves of copper that can be mined. Speaking at the closure of a two-day mineral wealth conference in Kampala on …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
