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Detained Bukwo LCV chairperson picks NRM forms

  Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Julius Chelimo, the Bukwo District Chairperson who is on remand on charges of aggravated human trafficking and aggravated defilement, has expressed interest in retaining his seat. On Saturday, Chelimo’s brother, Kennedy Kwemoi, picked up the expression of interest forms on behalf of his …

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How Zimbabwe’s health system profits from the dead

A shortage of pathologists and a culture of corruption have made mortuaries sites of extortion and grief. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE |   Blessing Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she says, “and died on the spot.” …

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Sarah Chelangat 2nd at Stockholm Diamond League

Stockholm, Sweden | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Sarah Chelangat came second in the 3000-meters at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on Sunday 15th. The 2025 reigning champion of Kip Keino classic in 5000 meters finished the race in a time of 8:31.27 microseconds in the race won by …

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Both black boxes of Air India plane recovered: media

NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Both the black boxes of Air India flight 171, including the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), have been found, P.K. Mishra, principal secretary to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said in an official statement late on Sunday. According to the Hindustan …

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Lwengo voters wary of violence as NRM plans joint campaigns

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters in Lwengo district has asked the party to be cautious with joint campaigns for the party’s primary elections, warning that they may turn into scenes of violence between contenders. According to them, the different intending aspirants …

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