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Gulu City turns up to Bell Lager’s mini-ObaFest experience

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City had a weekend of fun as Bell Lager delivered a mini-ObaFest experience at Kweyo Village ahead of the first-ever ObaFest that is happening this Sunday October 22 at Jahazi Pier. The Gulu experience featured unmatched entertainment from top local acts …

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Uganda assumes Nile Basin Initiative leadership

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken over the leadership of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) for the next year, reaffirming its prominent role in the region. This came during the 31st Nile Council of Ministers Meeting (NILECOM) held in Kampala. Uganda takes over the leadership from Tanzania, …

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UBTEB, engineers’ institute concerned over limited TVET trainees attachment opportunities

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers have jointly expressed their apprehension regarding the increasing obstacles faced by Technical and Vocational Education and Training trainees in securing industrial attachment opportunities. Industrial attachment is a mandatory requirement for …

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Ugandan Sinotruk assembler targets regional market

Kampala, Uganda | URN & AGENCIES |  Double Q Company Ltd has commenced construction of a new assembly plant to increase its output of mainly Sinotruk heavy goods trucks in Uganda. Currently, the company with its operations at Busega along the Northern Bypass in Rubaga Division, Kampala, is putting out …

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Fare thee well, Bernard ‘Sisye’ Kirya

Bernard ‘Sisye’ Kirya and myself were excited by Manjasi Headteacher Keith Mutengu’s 1975 Independence Day offer of “Entambula” and Cakes OBITUARY | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Bernard Kirya (Sisye) and myself were among the most excited Senior One (S1) students when at the morning assembly of Wednesday 8th October, 1975, our headteacher …

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Senior 4 UNEB exams start today

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations commenced with a sense of normalcy this morning in stark contrast to the last two cycles plagued by the disruptive effects of COVID-19 restrictions and an Ebola outbreak. Jennifer Kalule, the spokesperson for the Uganda National Examinations Board …

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MUSEVENI: ADF plan to bomb churches foiled

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A plan by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels to bomb churches in western Uganda have been foiled, President Yoweri Museveni has said in a message on X at the weekend. He said, the rebels are fleeing to Uganda after the UPDF airforce bombed some of …

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UN chief pleads for humanitarian access to Gaza

New York, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza and for the release of hostages kept by Hamas. “In this dramatic moment, as we are on the verge of the abyss in the Middle East, it is my …

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