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UPDF officer remanded over murder of boda boda rider

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded two people including a Uganda People’s Defence Forces junior officer Lt Paddy Nahabwe alias Kenneth Turinawe on charges of murder. Nahabwe together with James Niwamanya were arraigned before the court presided over by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe …

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Do winners cheat more?

New research refutes previous high-profile study | THE INDEPENDENT | New large-scale research led by the University of Leicester shows that winning does not cause people to cheat, in stark contrast to a previous high-profile study. A 2016 paper by Israeli researchers reported a series of experiments, which claimed that …

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Flying Squad hands over recovered stolen vehicles to owners

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was excitement at Naguru police headquarters as Flying Squad started handing over more than 40 motor vehicles recently recovered in operations against car theft. Some of the people whose cars have been recovered were seen wiping tears of joy while others including men were …

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Missing IEBC official found dead in Oloitoktok, Kajiado

The family of the deceased and police from Embakasi visited the mortuary and identified the body The killers and motive are yet to be established Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | The missing Embaksai East returning officer has been found dead. Daniel Mbolu Musyoka went missing on August 11. He …

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Odinga camp threatens to have its own swearing in

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | History could be repeating itself in Kenya if veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga goes ahead with a threat to swear himself. Four years ago, Odinga was sworn in by lawyer Miguna Miguna after they disputed the results of the 2017 elections, and …

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Bukwo CAO killer gun tied to four killings in Wakiso

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the shooting of Bukwo Chief Administrative Officer Charles Ogwang, show that one of the two guns used to end his life had been used to kill four people in Wakiso district. Ogwang was killed in a volley of ammunition on July 8 in …

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