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Cabinet endorses construction of regional industrial parks

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet Ministers have endorsed the construction of an industrial park in each of the four geographical zones of Uganda that includes the Central, Eastern, Northern and Western. The decision was contained in a Friday letter signed by Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of Information …

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Experts call for law to stop selling of blood

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS) has called for enactment of a law to stop staff from public and private health facilities from selling blood to the public because it hinders blood collection. Samuel Davis Wante, a Clinical Team Leader at Nakasero Blood Bank …

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🔴 Speaker Oulanyah is dead

✳ March 1965 – March 2022 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed the death of Uganda’s Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, who has been in hospital for over a month in Seattle, USA, “It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death …

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Armed men driving ‘drone’ kidnap man in Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of unidentified armed men on Saturday night kidnapped a man in Luwero district. The victim has been identified as Umar Kabonge Ajobe, a resident of Kasana-Piida in Luwero Town Council. Recounting the ordeal, the victim’s wife says a Toyota Hiace infamously known …

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