Doha, Qatar | AFP | Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool edged out Mexican side Monterrey 2-1 at the Club World Cup in Doha on Wednesday and set up a final this weekend against Flamengo. The game had started very well for Jurgen Klopp’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake has accused Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe of undermining parliament. He was appearing before the Rules, Discipline and Privileges Committee of parliament to defend himself against allegations of harassing Nawangwe and behaving without decorum. It …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda has unveiled the annual 450-kilometre-pilgrimage to remember the late Archbishop Church of Uganda Janan Luwum. According to the Provincial Secretary, Rev. Canon Captain William Ongeng, the pilgrimage will start on Jan 29, 2020, and end on Feb 14. Canon Ongeng says …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following several failed attempts to fight poverty, Mpigi district authorities have resorted to mushroom growing to reduce the high poverty and unemployment rates among youths. The district authorities are encouraging youth groups and other community members to start mushroom growing projects with promises of helping …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After a trial ruled out any increased risks of HIV acquisition associated with use of contraceptives – implants, depo provera injections and copper inter uterine device, activists are now calling for research into a method that can provide double protection against both HIV and pregnancy …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people have been convicted for the murder of two mobile money agents in Zana along the Kampala-Entebbe Highway. The convicts are Bob Anichan, a UPDF deserter formerly attached to Uganda Military Academy Kabamba, Dennis Mangusho, formerly attached to the 63rd Battalion, a casual labourer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Soroti have attributed the recent appointments of ministers from Teso as a strategic plan for the 2021 elections. President Museveni, on Saturday, appointed Serere Woman MP, Helen Adoa as Minister of State for Fisheries, Usuk MP, Peter Ogwang as Minister of State …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua High Court Resident Judge, Anthony Oyuko Ojok has referred Arua School of Nursing–ANTS to the Inspectorate of Government for investigations for alleged failure to pay Esmok Engineering Company Shillings 320 million. Arua School of Nursing contracted Esmok engineering company in August 2017 to construct …
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Paris, France | AFP | The action was spectacular, exciting and colourful for 12 months around the globe, but the thrilling and sometimes surprising images also caught the wider significance of modern sport. Megan Rapinoe Megan Rapinoe lapped up the rapturous reception when the US women’s football team appeared in New …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the other settlement areas have been filled up with refugees, new land is made ready for new arrivals of refugees from DR Congo in Mararatu. Grass and shrubs are burnt and plots made available. Desperate refugees in Uganda are adopting grim survival tactics due …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
