Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control – DCIC has confiscated over 10,000 Ugandan national identity cards from foreigners. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Ministry of internal affairs spokesperson revealed that the foreigners are believed to have beaten the National Identification Registration Authority –NIRA system …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of elders and political leaders in the Acholi Sub-region have recommended the drafting of a legal framework to help govern Ker Kwaro Acholi (the Acholi Cultural Constitution) and avoid future leadership wrangles. The recommendation comes more than a month after a section …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has resumed operations against civilians wearing and selling military uniform replicas in the Kampala metropolitan area. Covert teams have been deployed to walk through the suburbs of Kampala and arrest any person found wearing or selling clothes similar to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has halted the trial of Makindye West Member of Parliament, Allan Ssewanyana, and his Kawempe North counterpart Ssegirinya pending a decision from the Constitutional Court, which is reviewing the legality of the trial. The two …
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Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North has confirmed that Fredrick Ngobi, the Director of Citizens of Hope Primary School in Buwenge Town Council was one of those killed by an angry mob, reportedly because theym attempted to steal ‘mercury’ in Buyende district. Ngobi was killed alongside …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudanese government has announced an adjustment in fuel prices, the official SUNA news agency reported on Sunday. The Sudanese Ministry of Energy and Petroleum instructed the fuel service stations to raise the price of gasoline to 630 Sudanese pounds (1.05 U.S. dollars) per liter …
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Tokyo, Japan | (Xinhua | Japan Industrial Partners Inc., a Tokyo-based investment fund, announced Monday it will launch a 2 trillion yen (about 14 billion U.S. dollars) tender offer for Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday, a move that would end the company’s 74-year history as a public company. The tender offer …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herdsmen have encroached on a significant portion of land belonging to Madhvani Sugar Factory in Amuru district. The land, measuring 10,000 hectares, covers Kololo, Omee, Pailyec, Lwak Obito, Lujoro, and Bana villages in Lakang sub-county, Amuru district. In 2017, the government surveyed the land …
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COMMENT | CHRIS PATTEN | In December 2003, roughly nine months into the Iraq War that would forever define his legacy, then-US President George W. Bush was asked whether his administration’s policies complied with international law. “I don’t know what you’re talking about by international law. I better consult …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mike Mudoma, the newly confirmed Inzu Ya Masaba Cultural leader, officially began executing his duties over the weekend. This follows three years of a protracted battle at Masaba cultural institution, where both Mike Mudoma and his rival John Amuramu Wagabyalile claimed to be the …
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