Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The origin of the fire that has razed down Makerere University’s main building remains unknown as different versions of where the fire begun emerge. The Sunday morning fire that gutted three quarters of the main building is suspected to have begun from the public …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sadio Mane’s second-half double and Alisson’s penalty save gave Liverpool a 2-0 victory over 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Andreas Christensen was dismissed at the end of a closely-contested first half, with referee Paul Tierney reviewing the defender’s challenge on Mane on the pitchside monitor …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia arrested Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a human rights activist and aspiring Woman Member of Parliament for Kampala for allegedly crossing the borders illegally an act likely to spread the COVID-19 disease. Nyanzi was arrested on Saturday evening while crossing back to Uganda …
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Moscow, US | XINHUA | The United Nations (UN) Security Council did not take any action that would lead to the resumption of the previous sanctions against Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday. The statement came shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that “the …
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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After reaping success in campaign against poor performance in Primary Leaving Examinations -PLE, Nakaseke LC 5 chairman has now shifted the fight to absenteeism of health workers. In 2016, Nakaseke LC 5 chairman Ignatius Koomu Kiwanuka launched a campaign to establish whether the teachers …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The minister for local government Rafael Magyezi has given the contractors of Masaka city market 45 days to complete and handover the market to traders. Multiplex Alshamas Constructions limited was in February 2018 hired to construct the market planned to accommodate over 2000 vendors …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States claimed on Saturday that all pre-2015 UN sanctions against Iran had been restored, a unilateral effort ignored by the international community. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the sanctions are being re-imposed according to the “snapback” mechanism under UN …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro babies home in Central Division Fort Portal tourism city is struggling to operate due to lack of funds, space and other challenges. This was revealed on Saturday as the facility celebrated 50 years of existence. According to the matron Betty Kemigisa, the …
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Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok on Saturday voiced hope that an agreement reached by its Chinese parent company ByteDance with Oracle and Walmart will “resolve the security concerns of the U.S. administration and settle questions around TikTok’s future in the U.S..” The Los Angeles-based …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Inspector General of Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions to arrest and prosecute all NRM officials that took part in forgeries of NRM party primary results in four districts. The districts where there was contention include; …
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