San Francisco, United States | AFP | Facebook on Thursday banned controversial black activist leader Louis Farrakhan, far-right icon Alex Jones and several others in a heightened crackdown on hate content at the leading social network. “We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” Facebook said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amnesty International has described a directive from Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) to suspend staff of several media houses as blatant attack on press freedom. “This order from Uganda’s communications commission represents a blatant attack on press freedom and a lamentable tendency towards state censorship,” she …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of South Sudan doubts the credibility of Ugandan traders who supplied goods and services to the country. This was revealed by Uganda’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Ronnie Balya, in Juba on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, while meeting members of Parliament from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Matia Kasaija has inaugurated the petroleum revenue investment committee. The committee will be tasked to decide where the money from the country’s oil sector would be invested. The seven-member committee will be headed by 55-year-old Prof Samuel …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to rescind directives requiring media house to suspend staff. NAB chairman, Kin Karisa in a letter to UCC Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi dated May 2nd, 2019 said effecting the “abrupt suspension …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has dispatched 171,400 doses of the oral cholera vaccine to Nebbi District for a mass vaccination campaign targeting six high risk sub counties. Dr. Jakor Oryema, the Nebbi District Health Officer, says Nebbi district is a hot spot for cholera outbreaks …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been granted bail by Buganda Road Grade Magistrates Court. Court presided by Grade one Magistrate Esther Nahilya granted Kyagulanyi 1 million shillings cash bail. His suretiesalso executeda non-cash bond of 10 million shillings each. The sureties …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A rival of Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has been blocked from distributing coffee seedlings to the electorates of Bukoto Central Constituency. Godfrey Sseremba, who intends to contest against Ssekandi, was restrained by the police from supplying the seedlings to farmers in the area, …
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Why an idea conceptualised a 100 years ago at the League of Nations still matters to the aspirations today COMMENT | HENNING MELBER | This year marks a century since a formal international civil service was introduced into the world. The first time this particular breed of professionals came into existence …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has presented the National Coffee Bill, 2018 for its first reading. The Bill seeks to repeal and replace the Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap.325 that was passed in 1994. The Bill wants, among other provisions, to reform and provide for the Uganda Coffee …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
