COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The death of a Pope is no private affair. Over 50 heads of state descended upon Rome, standing beneath Michelangelo’s dome to honour a man whose life mirrored a carpenter from Galilee. Cloaked in diplomacy, spectacle, and centuries of ritual, they gather not just to …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is set to avail 10,000 land titles to Hoima residents at a reduced cost to combat the escalating land-grabbing cases in the district. The project that is funded by the World Bank will benefit residents in …
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IGANGA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has released 3.7 billion Shillings towards the refurbishment of Busoga University in Iganga District, marking a critical step in efforts to revive the institution. Busoga University’s provisional license was revoked in 2016 following investigations that uncovered irregularities, including the …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Lt Samson Amo, from the Special Forces Command (SFC), and 12 other UPDF soldiers are facing charges of aggravated robbery and assault after they raided Lubowa Police Station Wednesday afternoon. The Kampala Metropolitan South regional police headquarters has opened a case against Lt Amo …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | DFCU Bank and the Commissioner of Land Registration have been ordered by the court to pay 810 million Shillings to 27 people in damages for refusing to release their land titles for land they had bought from Hosanna Real Estates. Judge Suzan Abinyo of …
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COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Every 1st May, like clockwork, Uganda joins the rest of the world to honour workers, by ensuring the actual workers stay hard at it, while officials in crisp suits wave to the cameras and give speeches on “dignity” and “solidarity” from the comfort of shaded …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Retailers in and around Kampala have blamed the continued presence of counterfeit and substandard products in their stores on the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). This comes as the standards monitoring body moves to engage the private sector on how best to curb …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) is grappling with challenges in tracing all account holders from two recently liquidated commercial banks, leaving millions of shillings unclaimed. In January and June 2024, the Bank of Uganda closed EFC Uganda Limited and Mercantile Credit Bank Limited, citing poor …
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MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United go head-to-head in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semifinal in the San Mames Stadium on Thursday night. Athletic goes into the match with a 100 percent record in its home ground, while Manchester United is unbeaten in …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission has reported a downward trend in new HIV infections, even as the country continues to fall short of key national targets in the fight against the epidemic. Speaking to journalists at the Uganda Media Centre on Tuesday, Dr. Vincent Bagambe, …
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