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Suspects accuse state witness of murdering police officer

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyer representing 12 people battling charges of murdering detective sergeant Fred Chemonges, has told the General Court Martial that the deceased could have been shot dead by a state witness with whom they were together on the fateful day. The suspects are Private Bob …

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Malaria prevalence hits 70 percent in Soroti

  Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Malaria prevalence has shot up in Soroti district, according to the health records. The district recorded 70.6 percent cases of malaria in the last quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year up from 40 percent. Emmanuel Ekodeu, the Malaria Focal Point Person in Soroti district …

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Public debt: CSOs urges on transparency, accountability

They want government to create centralized data system on debt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda government should enhance transparency during the acquisition of loans so as to improve accountability for the acquired loans according to civil society organizations. Jane Nalunga, the executive director SEATINI Uganda, Patrick Tumwebaze, the executive director, …

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Tourism experts call for repatriation of Uganda’s artefacts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) has called for the establishment of a committee to lead the return of Ugandan artefacts from foreign museums. Herbert Byaruhanga, the President of UTA made the call on Tuesday, 30 August 2022, as he and association members appeared before the Committee …

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Parliament scraps excise duty on confectionaries

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 scrapping taxes on sugar confectionaries, sweets, gums, and chocolates. The bill was earlier passed in March 2022 but returned to Parliament for reconsideration by President Yoweri Museveni. The Parliament Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development …

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Education minister appeals to teachers to return for third term

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Mnister for Higher Education has appealed to teachers to fast prepare and return for the third term that opens on the September 4. Muyingo was speaking during the official opening of the national training workshop for the executive members of the …

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Eulogy for Gen Elly Tumwine

  EULOGY FOR GEN TUMWINE: Today, we are mourning the passing on of a National hero, a true patriot, a freedom fighter, a revolutionary, a Pan Africanist, an icon of the liberation struggles against dictatorial regimes in Uganda; a decorated General of the National Resistance Army /UPDF. We are mourning …

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