London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing developments between regions and countries mainly due to the Russia-Ukraine war are likely to hurt Sub-Saharan Africa most if it persists for long, according to a team of experts at the International Monetary Fund, (IMF). The recurrent trade wars between the US …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted a sh8 million cash bail to Joshua Abaho the Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs. Abaho is accused of conspiring with her boss Mary Gorreti Kitutu to defraud the government of its iron sheets. Court …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s remarks during the Virtual Meeting of IGAD Heads of State and Heads of Government recently. FULL SPEECH Your Excellencies, The Heads of State and Heads of Government of IGAD; The Executive Secretary. I thank the Executive Secretary for calling …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has said he will institute a specialized Unit attached to State house, which he says will safeguard investors from corruption tendencies, fronted by both politicians and technocrats to fleece investors when they solicit for bribes. Museveni notes …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of State for Labour,Employment & Industrial Relations, Col. (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, has been shot dead by his body guard in a Kampala suburb. The yet to be identified guard it is said, later turned the gun on himself. According to the Police Spokesperson, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The day began with a steady downpour that guaranteed that the venue of the latest edition of Blankets & Wine – Lugogo Cricket Oval – would be wet and muddy. However, that did not stop party people from turning up in large numbers – …
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New Delhi, India | XINHUA | Indian government’s revenue through gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected in a single month touched the highest ever figure of 1.87 trillion Indian Rupees (22.88 billion U.S. dollars) in April, announced the federal Ministry of Finance on Monday. The federal government introduced the …
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Overall winner Paul Karemera 65 nett Group A Paul Rukundo 70 nett Group B Emmanuel Wamimbi 67 nett C/B Group C Fred Sekyana 68 nett Ladies Group A Mackline Nsenga 76 nett Group B Suzanne Prada 68 nett Guest winner Aloysius Bingi 66 nett Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | …
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Namutumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has re-emphasised the importance of creating more jobs to get Ugandans out of unemploment, instead of focussing on the remuneration of those already in work. “As we celebrate this Labour day, we should focus more on how to create enough jobs …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Major Travers Kibuuka, the commander of the 71st UPDF battalion, is demanding at least Shillings 600 million from Daily Express, an online media platform, and Amacha Goli, for a story that he says has defamed him. On March 17th, 2023, Daily Express published a …
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