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MPs laud national water on use of €150 million loan

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on National Economy have hailed the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) for apt utilisation of a €150 million loan. Parliament in 2011 and 2019 approved the loan from the French Development Agency (FDA) and other partners to construct the …

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Ministry backs law on city and municipal museums

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cities and municipalities will be mandated to establish public museums if Parliament adopts a proposal from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. While making her submission before the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry on Thursday, 01 September 2022, the Minister of State …

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Biden says not consider Trump supporters as threat

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he does not consider supporters of former President Donald Trump to be a “threat.” Biden made the clarification after a nationally televised speech in which he referred to “MAGA Republicans” — those who support Trump — as a threat …

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Experts want division youth centres revamped

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have expressed concern over the continued lack of special adolescent health clinics or corners in public health facilities in Kampala. The experts including doctors, Ministry of Health officials, clerks, politicians, and private individuals who run adolescent clinics say that the youth desks and centres …

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Floods cut off Karuma-Pakwach road

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy flooding of River Tangi near Pakwach bridge has cut off traffic flow along Karuma-Pakwach highway via Nwoya district. The affected road intersection is just 500 meters after Pakwach bridge in Nwoya district. The incident which happened between 7:00am and 8:00am this morning cut off …

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Uganda names squad for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tolbert Onyango, head coach of Uganda’s Rugby Sevens team, has named a 12-man squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa from September 9 to 11. Michael Wokorach and Ian Munyani will lead the team as captain and vice-captain respectively, …

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Police raise red flag over new criminal gangs in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kampala has raised a red flag over the emergence of criminal gangs using children to attack victims. Although Kampala has had a series of criminals victimizing pedestrians, riders and drivers, change in the methods of operation of the gangs known as Egaali …

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Oil prices edge higher ahead of OPEC+ meeting

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices eked out modest gains on Friday as traders awaited a key meeting from major oil producers. The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery added 26 cents, or 0.3 percent, to settle at 86.87 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …

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25 women jailed for stationing children on Kampala streets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Hall Court has sentenced 25 women to seven weeks in jail for deploying children on different streets of Kampala to beg for money. The women many of whom appeared before the court with their children were arrested last month from different parts of the …

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