Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to study the Parish Development Model, a poverty alleviation project in order to come up with a model that is in tandem with Muslim money-borrowing principles. He made the commitment on Tuesday while meeting some of the Muslim leaders at …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person was confirmed dead and several other passengers injured following an accident involving a coach from Link Bus Services on Tuesday night along the Kyenjojo – Fort Portal road. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson identified the deceased as Dauda Kawawu, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rampant road carnage in the country has reawakened concerns on road safety, with the Speaker, Anita Among calling for implementation of the Road Safety Act. Speaker Among made the directive on Tuesday, 11 July 2023. “In 2019, we passed the Road Safety Act …
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Bukeda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hotly contested Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election has left several officials including security heads behind bars. The latest suspects are the Bukedea Resident District Commissioner- RDC, William Wilberforce Tukei, and the District Police Commander- DPC, Charles Okoto. The duo was picked from their respective …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead Richard Lokany, the LC I chairperson of Tedopee Village in Lukung Sub County in Lamwo district, and injured two other people including Alex Okoda and Bosco Okwang. The attack took place on Monday afternoon while Lokany and his colleagues …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has ordered telecommunication giants MTN and Airtel Uganda to avail Yusuf Nyanzi, a suspect implicated in three high profile Murder cases with the printouts of his phone number, allegedly used to commit the crimes. The …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The second annual diaspora conference kicked off in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Monday with the government seeking to tap investment opportunities from its citizens abroad. The conference, attended by ministers, lawmakers and civil society representatives including members of the Somali diaspora, aims to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has convicted Musa Musasizi, a former street kid, for the murder of his girlfriend, Macklean Ahereza. Musasizi pleaded guilty to strangling Ahereza to death at his home in Mujooba Zone Six, Kasubi Nakulabye, Kampala District. Upon his arrest in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials have expressed concern about the lack of concern among Ugandans regarding the existing terror threats. This follows a spot inspection by the police and military to various crowded areas where they found many people going about their businesses normally, which jeopardizes their …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government Beti Olive Kamya has said as a new strategy to fight corruption, her office is working on a new approach aimed at inciting the public against corrupt government officials. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre to mark the 20th African Anti-corruption …
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