Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mother of seven children in Loteerei village, Longaroe sub county, Kotido district has committed suicide over starvation due to prevalent drought and biting hunger in the region. The deceased identified as Mariana Lokwii, aged 28 has been the sole breadwinner for her family after her …
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Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Tchize dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, will appeal against the Spanish court’s decision to deliver the corpse of her father to his ex-wife Ana Paula dos Santos, her lawyer Carmen Varela said Wednesday. “The decision of the instruction judge number …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed discontent over the prolonged delay by government to release money to the Road Fund for maintenance of roads. MPs were dismayed that even when funds are released late, they are insufficient and have left many roads dilapidated. Kitgum District Woman MP, …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney said Wednesday that she will mull over a White House run, one day after she lost in the Wyoming Republican primary. “That’s a decision that I’m going to make in the coming months,” Cheney said in an interview on NBC’s “TODAY” show. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application in which the former chairperson of Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU Kayunga branch, Andrew Kwete wanted to block elections of new leaders in the district. Justice Musa Ssekaana dismissed the case on the basis that Kwete …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that victims and survivors of terrorism must never be forgotten. “On this international day and every day, let us make sure that victims and survivors are always heard and never forgotten. And let us do everything we can to …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rampant cases of theft of public address systems, keyboards, wine and generators from churches in Lira city has raised concern among residents. In the last three months, more than 10 churches have reported the theft of public address systems, generators, Altar wine and musical …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a US$70 million loan for the construction of a state of the art facility to house the Uganda Heart institute. A loan request brought by government to collectively borrow US$70 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Saudi Fund …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jude Mugisha who has been posing as a professor from Makerere University has been arrested over numerous car thefts. Flying Squad Commandant, Assistant Commissioner of Police-ACP Andrew Kaggwa, a few days ago assigned a team to hunt for the “professor” after receiving close to 20 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rotary International President Dr Jennifer Jones is scheduled to launch a 3 billion Shillings maternal village ambulance project during her maiden visit to Uganda. Jones is scheduled to stay in Uganda for one week from August 31 to September 7, on a tour code-named; “Imagine …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
