Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 5,000 residents from two villages in Butoloogo sub-county, Mubende district, have accused businessman Donat Kananura, of destroying their crops. During a meeting with Members of Parliament on Tuesday held in Kagezi village, local council leaders accused Kananura and his employees of allegedly using …
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Bunagana, DRC | Xinhua | Bunagana, a once-busy border town in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been thrust into desolation since it was captured by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in June. A Xinhua journalist who made a visit to this city recently, with the approval …
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MTN MoMo Uganda has concluded its maiden interest payment to customers who had a minimum of Shs1 and above for the second quarter of 2022. Richard Yego, the company’s managing director shares some insights about the implications of the interest payout and the industry going forward. What do these MTN …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Forum on Food Security, Population and Development want the government to draft a food security and nutrition policy to guide the country’s efforts of addressing food insecurity. Led by the Chairperson Anthony Akol, the MPs issued a statement on Wednesday in …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | African countries have delayed the cross-border trading in listed securities from October to December, Geoffrey Odundo, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), said on Tuesday. The African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide support to link ten African stock exchanges through a digital …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga says President Yoweri Museveni’s apology to Kenyans over the recent remarks by his son and the former Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba falls short of punitive measures. “We acknowledge the apology by Gen. Yoweri Museveni …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has requested that the Supreme Court get involved in his conflict with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over classified documents that were removed from his Florida home by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a filing of around 300 pages …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The refusal by the National Unity Platform-NUP and the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC to join the Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD, has raised concerns about the future of the platform. In 2010, six political parties, the National Resistance Movement-NRM, Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, Democratic Party-DP, Uganda People’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine students from various universities have been charged for being a common nuisance, and remanded to Luzira prisons. They include Imran Ntabazi, a student at Gulu University, David Musiri and Vincent Lubega Nsamba, from Makerere University, and six Kyambogo University students identified as Gerald Wenani, Gonga …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several lawyers want Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye, and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to settle their grievances through mediation. According to lawyers, allowing the feud between two senior Justices of the highest court of the land, to end up in court before their juniors would set …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
