What should deal be between the old and new opposition leadership? Kampala, Uganda | GAAKI KIGAMBO | The manner in which the Police attacked and arrested popular musician cum politician Bobi Wine (real names Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu) on April 22 was the same as when in 2011 they arrested Dr …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has revealed he will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season amid reports of a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Herrera’s United contract expires at the end of the season and it is believed he has lined up a …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | One month after ousting veteran president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s military rulers show no sign of handing power to a civilian administration and talks with protest leaders remain deadlocked. Thousands of protesters remain encamped outside army headquarters in central Khartoum, vowing to force the generals to cede …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government Justice Irene Mulyagonja has revealed that her office is tracing the 24.7 billion Uganda shillings stolen from the Katosi road project and trying to recover it from the USA. Mulyagonja told reporters at the closure of the five-day commonwealth …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drugs worth millions of shillings have been impounded in a joint operation conducted by the National Drug Authority (NDA) and the Uganda Police force. The drugs impounded include veterinary drugs that were mainly being sold in un-recommended conditions or by unlicensed people. According to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An ongoing tax dispute between the Ugandan government and Tullow Oil has led to the postponement of the planned Final Investment Decision for the Albertine oil development project to the second half of 2019. The capital gains tax dispute from Tullow’s farm-down of its stake …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly-formed Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party says it is resolved to build a formidable force in the country’s political landscape. Alliance for National Transformation leader, Major General Mugisha Muntu says it is too early for Ugandans to judge him and his colleagues based on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor, Ezra Suruma, says he feels vindicated now that cabinet is considering the revival Uganda Commercial Bank (UCB). Suruma, the Makerere University Chancellor was one of the few government officials that had tried to resist the World Bank/ International Monetary Fund call for privatization of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that as Uganda allocates more resources to interest repayment, key social services are being starved which will, in turn, impact health, schools, and job creation. In its latest economic outlook report for Uganda after the executive consultations on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde has set May 31 as the new and final deadline for ending the commercial manufacture and consumption of sachet gin (waragi) in the country. Kyambadde says all manufacturers and traders with existing stockpiles of sachets waragi must utilize this final amnesty …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
