Thursday , November 14 2024

The Independent

Irregular compensation delays palm oil project in Buvuma district

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Irregular compensation has been blamed for delays in the progress of the palm oil project in Buvuma district. The compensation program started in 2018 under the Vegetable Oil Development Program-VODP which later transformed into National Oil Palm Project. The project will operate on 10,000 …

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Fresh details emerge on Mak student’s death

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh details have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a former veterinary student at Makerere University. Tegu was allegedly beaten by a mob near Lumumba hall in Makerere University on June 27th that mistook him for a thief. He breathed …

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Food prices drop in Nakapiripirit district

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prices of staples foods have dropped by half in Nakapiripirit district following a bumper harvest for the first planting season. The price of beans has reduced from 3000 to 1400 Shillings a kilogram. A heap of cassava that cost 2, 000 Shillings is now …

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Fisheries unit struggles to eradicate monofilament nets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit has acknowledged that the fight against the use of monofilament nets on Lake Kyoga is still an uphill task. The use of monofilament nets was banned as part of the measures to prevent depletion …

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HIV response is still failing children- Byanyima

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The HIV response for children has fallen behind despite great progress made since the early days of the epidemic. This is according to the latest report on the progress towards the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS-Free targets, released as part of the ongoing AIDS-2020 …

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Court summons Joseph Mayanja over tax evasion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-corruption court has issued a criminal summons for music star Joseph Mayanja also known as Jose Chameleon, to answer to charges of failing to pay more than 137 million Shillings in import duty. The Anti-Corruption court chief magistrate, Pamela Lamunu Ocaya issued the …

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