Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbalists in the Acholi sub region have submitted 40 potential herbal remedies for COVID1-19 for basic scientific drugs tests. The potential cures were last week handed to the Gulu University Pharm-Bio Technology Traditional Medicine Center (Pharmbiotrac) of Excellence, for basic testing. According …
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Makerere had planned to welcome back first year students next week Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Higher Institutions of learning have been directed not to open fully until a formal communication is received from the government. According to Professor Mary J. N. Okwakol, the Executive Director, National Council …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) mobilisers in Mukono district have asked the party leaders not to attribute the party’s loss to Buganda. Following the poor performance of the NRM in Kampala for Presidential and MP polls, President Museveni said in a televised national address …
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Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | Larry King, a veteran U.S. talk show host and former CNN interviewer, died on Saturday at the age of 87 after media reported earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. “With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY How Bobi Wine shocked Museveni: Why the knockout plan from the reds failed THE LAST WORD The price of shortsightedness: How Bobi Wine is turning his moment of triumph into a missed …
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How Bobi Wine is turning his moment of triumph into a missed opportunity for strategic leadership THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Bobi Wine is without any doubt a great guy. His greatness does not lie in his thinking but in his character. And that could be the …
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📌 FINAL PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS ✳ Museveni 5,851,037 (58.64) ✳ Kyagulanyi 3,475,298 (34.83%) ✳ Amuriat 323,536 (3.24%) ✳ Muntu 65,334 (0.65) ✳ Kabuleta 44,300 (0.44%) ✳ Mao 55,665 (0.56%) ✳ Tumukunde 50,141 (0.50%) ✳ Kalembe 37,469 (0.38%) ✳ Katumba 35,983 (0.36%) ✳ Mwesigye 24,673 (0.25%) ✳ Mayambala 14,657 (0.15%) Kampala, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission, headed by Justice Simon Byabakam, is to investigate the source of over a dozen videos currently circulating on social media that show alleged ticking of ballot papers and stuffing ballots. “The Electoral Commission has noted video recordings circulating on social media showing …
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Katikkiro says NRM should not accuse but address issues in Buganda Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has dismissed the talk of sectarian voting in Buganda during the presidential and parliamentary elections. He has instead put the spotlight on the voting in other parts of …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | China has decided to sanction 28 persons who have seriously violated China’s sovereignty and who have been mainly responsible for a series of crazy U.S. moves on China-related issues, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday. They include Michael R. Pompeo, Peter K. Navarro, Robert …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
