Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All opposition whips and members of the shadow cabinet are set to meet to decide whether to end or continue boycotting Parliament plenary sittings. The opposition led by the National Unity Platform (NUP) has boycotted parliament since last week following the re-arrest of Makindye …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to support the green agenda, Umeme in partnership with Gulu City have launched a tree planting drive aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and effects of climate change. The company will plant 200 Tabebuia chrysotricha (pink trumpet) trees along Ring Road as …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | At least one politician and eight companies whose beneficial owners are in Uganda have been cited in the Pandora Papers released today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-ICIJ. Journalists from across the world including Uganda reviewed 11.9 million records from 14 different offshore …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Naigobya Technical institute in Luuka district is to be relocated to pave way for the construction of a government-sponsored sugar factory. This was resolved in a meeting by residents of Naigobya parish, in Bukooma sub-county, in Luuka district on Sunday afternoon. The technical school …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 19 Private Primary Schools in Nakasongola district are believed to have ceased operations because of the prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the affected schools are Muwuma Light of Future, Global Junior, Ayesiga, God’s Grace, New Hope, Kamuli Quality …
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Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government of Uganda is to open a shelter in the United Arab Emirates-UAE to shelter girls that get stranded in that country after being trafficked. Museveni made the pronouncement after discussions with the executive leaders of Ugandans …
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B oston, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Wameli, the head of the Legal Department of the National Unity Platform-NUP has been diagnosed with stage four cancer. Wameli, who has been battling on and off abdominal complications in the past few months, was diagnosed with colon cancer alias bowel cancer by the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Eng. Silver Mugisha has revealed that the corporation loses about Shs5bn in water theft monthly, warning that the vice is affecting provision of services to other Ugandans. He made the revelation today at …
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Ethiopia PM Abiy sworn in for new five-year term Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a new five-year term in office. The swearing-in ceremony was held as part of the first day of the Ethiopian House of Peoples’ …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security task force enforcing the ongoing disarmament exercise in Karamoja has hailed women for playing a key role in the recovery of firearms. Capt. Edrin Mawanda, the UPDF 3rd Division Spokesperson, says that women have been great partners since the army and police …
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