Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Starting November 2021, more than 530,000 refugees in certain settlements in northwestern Uganda will receive food rations of 70% from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This is up from the current 60 % ration they and all other refugees have been receiving since …
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New trust-based grants put survivor leaders at the forefront of the fight against modern slavery London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | A new US$1 million fund launched by the Freedom Fund aims to get money directly into the hands of organisations led by survivors of modern slavery – and then …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Olympian and World 10,000m bronze medalist Agnes Jebet Tirop has been found murdered today. Tirop was found dead at their home in Iten after she was allegedly stabbed by her husband, according to a statement from the Kenyan athletics governing body. “We are still working to …
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COMMENT | Samson Tinka | In 2017 and 2018 as well as in the recent past, the machete (bijambiya) threat and killings put Uganda security teams on tenterhooks. The abduction and killing of women sometime back also threw the country into fear. A number of people died, others were assaulted and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM political party has called upon its members at local councils to first consider consensus while choosing the party’s executive members before opting for elections. In a letter seen by URN written to all NRM district election officers, the party …
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Las Vegas, US | BAD LEFT HOOK | Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder put on a heavyweight slugfest for the ages tonight in Las Vegas, with Fury coming off the canvas twice himself to stop Wilder in the 11th round. Wilder was down three times total in the fight, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked Ugandans to desist from interfering with wealth creators, to support peace and allow the country achieve sustainable development. Museveni who was speaking at the 59th anniversary of the country’s independence at Kololo, identified wealth creators as farmers, industrialists, crucial service …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural Institution in Kasese District is set to hold coronation anniversary celebrations for the first time in six years. It will be the first celebrations since the arrest of Charles Wesley Mumbere. Mumbere faces treason, terrorism and murder charges arising …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karimojong ex-rustlers who voluntarily handed over their guns to the army and received certificates from the forces have abandoned their homes for fear of being attacked by armed rustlers who are accusing them of surrendering. Peter Apuun, one of those who handed over his gun …
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🔴 LIVE FULL TIME: Uganda 🇺🇬 1 Rwanda 🇷🇼 0 | Kenya 0 Mali 1 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fahad Bayo struck for the second time in two matches as Uganda Cranes beat Rwanda 1-0 in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying match at St Mary’s Kitende stadium on …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
