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BREAKING: Police halts NUP nationwide mobilisation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police has suspended National Unity Party (NUP) countrywide mobilisation activities until further notice. In a statement, Police said that in view of breaches of guidelines, the activities of the NUP are immediately suspended. “We are sending this strong message, that our country, Uganda, …

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Makerere University prepares for 6th geopolitics conference

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scholars, international researchers and experts will converge to analyse the current geopolitical questions and trends when Makerere University hosts the sixth edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference. This two-day high-level academic public event is scheduled for October 17th and 18th, 2023. As a prelude to …

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The 2023 Youth and Innovation expo set for October

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Makerere University and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced that the Youth and Innovation Expo 2023 will be held October 6th and 7th under the theme “Fostering Innovation for Uganda’s Transformational Development.” This event aims to showcase remarkable youth innovations and youth-driven …

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Constitutional Court okays secret vetting of presidential nominees

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has okayed the closed-door vetting of presidential nominees by the Appointments Committee of Parliament, saying it does not in any way affect the promotion of transparency and accountability. This was the unanimous decision of a panel of five Constitutional Court Justices …

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Putin, Kim Jong Un meet at Russia’s Vostochny spaceport

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin met Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on Wednesday at the Vostochny spaceport in the Amur region in Russia’s Far East, reported Russia’s Sputnik news agency. The two leaders had a brief talk during the …

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BESIGYE: Exhausted leaders, protracted liberation struggle hurting FDC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Kiiza Besigye, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) founding president has called on supporters to rise up and rejuvenate their party, which he believes is currently led by individuals who are politically exhausted and disheartened. Speaking during a regional mobilization meeting of …

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ACENG: It will be Sh15000 per person in new national insurance proposals

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families will contribute sh15,000 to the insurance pool for each member of their household should the cabinet approve the proposed National Health Insurance Scheme bill, the Health Minister, Dr.Ruth Aceng has revealed. There have been various failed attempts by the Health Ministry to establish the national health insurance …

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