Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame will have a one-day working visit to Uganda on Sunday March 25, 2018. The meeting with President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe will be a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of February, whose aim, according to sources, is to find …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Bibanja holders living on Mailo land that their land tenure is legally protected and no one should evict them. Those chasing them from their land were doing so illegally, said the President, adding that it was in contravention of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Female dace production “Orange Moon” comes to Kampala March 24, with an exhibition and show at The Square 3rd Street, Industrial Area. Orange moon is a female dance production inspired by the mystics of a female moon image, were three different female dancers from …
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San Francisco, United States | THE INDEPENDENT | Tesla chief Elon Musk has deleted Tesla and SpaceX from the world’s most popular social media platform Facebook. He announced his decision on twitter. “We’ve never advertised with FB. None of my companies buy advertising or pay famous people to fake endorse. Product …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Five people accused of murdering a Finland national at Pearl of Africa Hotel in Nakasero- Kampala, have been charged and remanded to Luzira prison by Buganda Road Court. The five are senior intelligence officer with the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Appollo Kyabagye , the …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan police said Friday they had arrested 10 officials working at a camp housing refugees, mainly from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, for stealing food aid. Benon Byamukama, police chief for the region in western Uganda where the Kyaka II refugee camp is located, …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) is investigating a batch of the antimalarial drug Duo-Cotexcin in the country to ascertain a suspected quality defect. The board confirmed the investigation in a statement, however denying that they had withdrawn the drug from the market. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The grand finale of Season 2 of the Friends With Benefits contest is being held at Serena Hotel on Thursday. One of nine contestants will be crowned the winner and take home sh30 million. In the run up to the finale, all contestants underwent …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Exposed: Dirty secrets of 200bn Crane Bank sale; Documents leak in Bagyenda, Mutebile fight. THE LAST WORD Lesson from Jinja East by-election: Why Uganda’s opposition should take voter turnout seriously if they ever …
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COMMENT | Mark Zuckerberg | I want to share an update on the Cambridge Analytica situation — including the steps we’ve already taken and our next steps to address this important issue. We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you. …
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