Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has delivered an assortment of non-food items to the people affected by floods in Kasese district. Kasese district has been the hardest hit district by recent floods in the region that have left over 120,000 persons displaced, gardens and property …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers will be required to have tested and carry certificates before they depart to different countries in the region, East African Community heads of state have said. In a video conference summit on Tuesday morning, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of volunteers in Lango and beyond have started collecting money to bail out 12 people who were arrested for violating the Covid-19 preventive guidelines. The 12 are part of 49 people who were arrested on April 9th, 2020 for breaching the nationwide curfew. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has cautioned against the selling of the self-study materials developed by the National Curriculum Development Centre-NCDC. In a circular to all local governments, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education Alex Kakooza notes that they have learnt that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed government to quickly intervene and rescue starving students in different hostels and halls of residence who are currently stranded without food due to the COVID-19 lockdown. In March, President Yoweri Yoweri Museveni closed education institutions and announced …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a commotion at Wakiso district headquarters when a group of taxi and boda boda operators stormed the Resident District Commissioner’s office demanding for relief food. The group pitched camp at the RDC’s office from the morning of Monday, May 11 seeking an audience …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the heart of Kampala, lies a number of roads named after key figures in British history and those who contributed to the journey to Uganda’s independence. A few others are named after landmarks, topographic features, heroes and political leaders. A navigation through the city …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has dismissed a suit in which Jaffery Forex Bureau sought compensation of Shillings 9.5 billion from Bank of Uganda for illegal withdrawal of its license. Jaffery Forex Bureau ran to the High Court Civil Division in July last year challenging a decision by …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono town clerk Richard K Monday and Engineer Joash Sserunjogi are in trouble for authorizing the use of a condemned building housing one of the biggest supermarkets on its first and second floor. The duo was picked up on the orders of Geoffrey Kaheebwa, the …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed in Pader and Lamwo districts in domestic brawls according to police. The deceased are Angela Latoo, a resident of Aluka East village in Ogom sub county in Pader district and Francis Ogik, a resident of Logwar central village in Palabek …
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