Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has asked the government to draft another special programme to help revamp districts in the Luwero triangle because of their contribution to the liberation war. Greater Luwero districts were the epicentre for the National Resistance Army …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | In accordance with the National Social Security Act (2022), the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will commence payments to eligible members for the ‘Mid-term access’ in respect to Section 20A (1), (2), effective March 17th. This was revealed today by Richard Byarugaba, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet is expected to meet this week meet to consider whether to lift a ban on semi-processed minerals. Uganda is among countries like Tanzania, Indonesia that banned the export of raw minerals. There are indications that the ban has taken a toll on mining …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasana-Luweero Diocese has marked 25 years since it was created out of Kampala Archdiocese. On 30th November, 1996 Pope John Paul II created Kasana –Luwero Diocese out of Kampala Archdiocese, and its first Bishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was consecrated on 1st March 1997. …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 17-year-old female employee of Kadena, a prominent pub and the lodge in Kalisizo Kalisizo town council, Kyotera district, is admitted in critical condition after she was stabbed several times in a bloody fight. The incident, that happened at Kadena inside the lodge on …
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🔴 RESULT CANNES 10K RACE 1. Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 26.49 2. Habtom Samuel 🇰🇪 27.51 3. Abel #Sikowo 🇺🇬 27.58. Cannes, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan star athlete Joshua Cheptegei has today set a 2022 season world-leading time of 26 minutes and 49 seconds over the 10km in Cannes, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Cooperatives Ngobi Gume has advised an association of the 11th intake (1996) of the Uganda Police Force to form a cooperative so us to uplift the economic status of all their members. Gume outlined the various benefits their association (class …
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FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pearl of Africa has been one of the underrated safari destinations in Africa partly because it has been living in the shadows of Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania for a long time. Most African safaris often rotate around wildlife, but, what happens when you have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY MP Zaake versus Deputy Speaker: How the disciplinary probe threatens to derail parliament’s agenda THE LAST WORD The Ukraine tragedy: How America is dragging the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in …
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What President Putin is doing is not only a grave violation of international law, it is a violation of the basic principles of human co-existence OPINION | JOSEPH BORRELL | At this dark hour, when we see Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine and massive disinformation campaigns and information manipulation, it …
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