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Security forces recover 50 cows stolen in Nabilatuk

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces on Monday recovered fifty cows raided by the Pokot warriors in Nabilatuk district. The armed warriors suspected to be Pokot from Amudat district attacked the herdsmen from their grazing ground on Monday at around 3:00 pm in Ariamawoi village in Nabilatuk …

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100 arrested in New Year security operations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 100 people were arrested in various operations as Ugandans ushered in 2025. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, 30 out of the 100 suspects were picked at Buganda Kingdom end of year fete known as Enkuuka held in Lubiri, Mengo, …

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Christians advised to set achievable targets in 2025

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians have been advised to set achievable targets as they plan for the new year. Today, Christians flock to churches to thank God for enabling them to pass through 2024 and present him with the prayer requests for 2025. While leading the New Year mass …

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🟥YEAR2024: Celebrities who passed away in 2024

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | In 2024, a great many well-known politicians, statesmen, scientists and cultural figures passed away. Government, political and public figures February 6. Ex-president of Chile, Sebastian Pinera (held office in 2010-2014 and 2018-2022), died in a helicopter crash in the country’s south at the age of 74. …

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Burundi withdraws from new AU Mission in Somalia

Kigali, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Burundi has announced its decision to withdraw its National Defense Forces from the upcoming African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The move comes after a disagreement with Somalia over the allocation of troop numbers for the Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) and …

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GARBAGE: Kalerwe Kibe Zone residents demand KCCA intervention

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kalerwe Kibe Zone in Makerere III Parish have faulted the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for failing to collect garbage in their area. Sulaiman Busuulwa, the chairman of Kibe Zone, said that they have written several letters to KCCA asking them to collect …

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NFA rejects KCCA plan to use Buto-Buvuma central forest as landfill

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has rejected plans by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to use part of the Buto-Buvuma central forest land in Buyala as a landfill. Stuart Maniraguha, the NFA Acting Executive Director, said that the planned landfill site was illegally obtained by …

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UEDCL gets power distribution license to replace Umeme

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has officially been handed the electricity distribution license ready to replace Umeme Ltd, effective April 1, 2025. Umeme’s 20-year concession ends in March 2025, and UEDCL’s takeover of the distribution mandate is in line with the government’s decision …

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