Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bulambuli district has today arrested Vicente Wamimbi, the officer in charge of Bumageni health centre on allegations of swindling 2.7 million shillings. According to Amili Kamba, the deputy resident district commissioner, the money was given to the health centre by the district for Covid-19 …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi district local government is under the spotlight over alleged irregular recruitment of workers. This follows numerous complaints raised to the IG by whistle blowers about the irregular recruitment of staff in the district. In a letter dated 15th August 2022, Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has appealed to Parliament to consider increasing the food and living allowances for government sponsored students. Currently, each student in Public Universities and Tertiary Institutions gets an annual allocation of 936,000 Shillings, translating into a daily allocation of 4500 …
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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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