Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some retired police officers in West Nile sub region are concerned over their unpaid pension arrears by the Uganda Police Authority. According to them, some of their colleagues who retired more than 30 years ago have not received their pensions. The officers who retired from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed a decision by NRM aspirants to step down from contesting for the party flag in the upcoming by-elections in Busongora South and Gogonyo County. The candidates that accepted to step down include Mulindwa David, Barozi Frank Asiimwe, and Bwambale David …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local government workers under their umbrella, the Uganda Local Government Workers Union (ULGWU) have commenced their industrial action to compel the government to enhance their salaries. In his July 13, 2022 letter to ULGWU members, the Union Secretary-General Hassan Lwabayi Mudiba, says that they decided …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Since its establishment in 2014, the East African Pension Supervisors Association (EAPSA) has been promoting the pension agenda within the region focusing on mutual cooperation, information sharing, and capacity building among pension supervisory authorities. Key among the issues on the EAPSA agenda is the …
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Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Barack Obama earned a nomination Tuesday for the 74th Emmy Awards for Netflix’s documentary series “Our Great National Parks.” The 44th U.S. President will compete for outstanding narrator in the biggest event of the year for U.S. television, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Namulugwe in Nama sub county, Mukono district are in shock following a decision by the landlady to exhume the graves of the relatives of her tenants without their consent. The landlady, Margret Nakabanda Mayengo ordered the exhumation of the eight graves on Tuesday …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 trucks are stuck at Mpondwe border in Kasese district following targeted attacks on drivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC by suspected militiamen. Drivers who spoke to the URN on Tuesday, said small groups of young men armed with rudimentary weapons have …
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Loose restrictions on hiring a car and the high resale value of the vehicle have made car rental in Uganda the number one target for scammers SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Car rental in Uganda is such a lucrative business but most proprietors are hesitant to invest in it. This …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people were killed in an accident at Kakira junction along the Jinja-Iganga highway on Tuesday evening. The deceased whose identities haven’t yet been established were riding on a motorcycle registration number UET 176F, which collided with a trailer registration number KBH 501C and ZC …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from Lango sub-region have called for a thorough and expeditious investigation into the killing of the acting Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Bukwo district, Charles Robert Ogwang. According to the police report, Ogwang was waylaid on July 8, 2022 in Kiryowa village, Bombo along …
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