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‘Police hand over former CID spokesperson Charles Twine to SFC’

  According to his colleagues, Twine was driven by SFC soldiers to unknown destination and his vehicle still remains parked at Naguru police headquarters and his known telephone contacts have since gone off.  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports indicate that former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of …

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🟦Electoral Commission clears FDC Katonga’s PFF party

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electoral Commission has gazetted the application by promoters of People’s Front For Freedom (PFF) to register a political party, in accordance with the provisions of the Political Parties and Organizations Act. PFF was formed after Forum for Democratic Change witnessed another fallout …

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MP Lumu asks EC to reject amendments to DP constitution

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana South Member of Parliament Richard Lumu has written to the Electoral Commission requesting it not to recognize amendments to the Democratic Party Constitution, arguing that they didn’t follow the procedures. In a letter written to the EC chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi …

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Chinese quarry deal rattles Zimbabwe farmers

  Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe |   Primrose Garande’s ancestors relied on the fertile pastures here to graze their cattle, and he followed in their footsteps. Now, a Chinese-funded quarry operation threatens the lush landscape. Garande no longer knows where his livestock will graze. When school …

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Museveni rallies leaders to align district plans with PDM

Kyakahinda , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has urged local leaders in the Tooro region to align their priorities with the Parish Development Model (PDM). The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing residents and local leaders of Bunyangabu District after visiting the home of Deo …

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DEFILEMENT: 36-year-old Okello gets 36 years in jail

Kaberamaido , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for aggravated defilement. Jonathan Okello, a resident of Onyal A village, Aperikira Sub County, Kaberamaido District, was convicted for luring his 16-year-old niece into sexual intercourse while knowing that he is HIV positive. …

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Museveni halts use of road funds for bridge works in districts

Bunyangabu , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed local governments to stop using the annual road maintenance funds to rehabilitate bridges, saying a separate fund will be created to handle such infrastructure. The President said the current allocation of sh1.3 billion per district, disbursed for …

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Putin drops army commander

MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Army General Oleg Salyukov as deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia, said an official decree published by the Russian government on Thursday. Salyukov will be relieved of his current post as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, a position …

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