Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine is set to resume his nationwide consultations on his presidential ambitions on Monday next week. The “People power movement” leader told journalists on Thursday morning that he is ready to consult with the population in his bid to unseat …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have withdrawn the censure motion against General Elly Tumwine after they failed to garner adequate signatures to propel the motion. As of last week, only 19 Members of Parliament had so far signed on the censure motion against Tumwine, and by Wednesday …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Uganda is one of the countries in the world that will benefit from a Fund dubbed – Fleming Fund – which is a 265 million pounds that aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance in low and middle income countries. According to experts, antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A new report released yesterday morning (Feb.19) in Kampala has fronted an idea of giving special care to people with disabilities as one way of making them feel part of the community that they live in. Titled ‘Disability Rights in Uganda’, the report was compiled by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan officials could have stashed away a whopping USD 73M (UGX267B) of the aid money from the World Bank between 1990 and 2009, a new research paper suggests. The controversial paper written by researchers from the Norwegian Business School, University of Copenhagen, and The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rotary in Uganda has launched a drive to raise 367 million Shillings to procure an automated blood grouping machine for Mengo Blood Bank. Part of the funding will be used to procure a centrifuge 6000i for component preparation, to separates the blood into different …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commander of Land Forces in the UPDF, Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu has said that people crying and making poverty a topic of discussion on daily basis should be arrested. Gen. Elwelu, speaking at the belated NRM function in Kamuda sub county, Soroti district yesterday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, William Byaruhanga has come under fire from parliament for failing to present a response to a raft of constitutional amendments proposed by the Opposition under the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Attorney General and the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister were expected …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has condemned the raid on the house by members of the Red Top Brigade Movement, saying they will be dealt with very severely. It comes shortly after two men donning red tops jumped from the stranger’s gallery to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro and Ankole sub-regions have been named the worst regions for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs to live according to a report that was released in Kampala yesterday. The study titled- ‘Disability Rights in Uganda-A Community Perspective’ was carried out by the National Union of Disabled Persons …
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