Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 23-year-old man has been remanded for announcing the death of President Yoweri Museveni. Jamir Ssekyondwa, a resident of Kabunyata trading centre in Kamira sub-county, Luwero district on Thursday appeared before Luwero Chief Magistrate Samuel Munobe. He was charged with offensive communication contrary to section …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday evening authorized Shillings 3.7 billion funding to Gulu University to speed up its research into the coronavirus disease cure research. On Monday, the University’s Faculty of Bio-technology and Pharmaceutical Studies (PharmBiotec) headed by Dr Alice Veronica Lamwaka revealed it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking an extension of the time within which to file the government defense in a case where lawyer Male Mabirizi is challenging a decision to declare Yoweri Museveni as the duly elected President of …
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But a shift in occupier preferences towards more flexible lease terms, with shorter rent payment periods could impact occupancy levels at the lower end of the market Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Kampala recorded an increase in prime office occupier demand across various sectors, ranging from agriculture, food and …
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Marginalisation of the minority tribe keeps relief away Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Sylvia Kokunda, a young member from the Batwa minority community in southwestern Uganda has watched with frustration the recent debate on which groups of people in Uganda deserve to get the government cash relief during the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The arrest of Jamilu Ssekyondwa on Saturday, a resident of Luweero district after he allegedly circulated fake news claiming that President Museveni had died has kicked off what will likely be a series of arrests. CID police spokesperson Charles Twiine says the hunt is on …
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What Uganda has got wrong – and right In June, President Yoweri Museveni tightened restrictions in the country following a worrying rise in COVID-19 infections and deaths. The new stringent measures included a 42-day lockdown and restrictions on the movement of people. Public health specialist Gloria Seruwagi reveals some …
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World’s youngest nation marks tenth independence anniversary amid great peril Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME |War. Peace agreements. Refugees. UPDF. Those are some of the buzzwords that have been synonymous with South Sudan in the last ten years since it broke away from Sudan in 2011. On July 9, …
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Mobile cash and her changes in PM office Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | Debonair. Reticent. Uganda has recently had two very different prime ministers personality-wise; Amama Mbabazi and Ruhakana Rugunda. It is up to you to tick who of the two was debonair and who was reticent. Now …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this afternoon officially flagged off Team Uganda to the Tokyo Olympic games. The games that were meant to take place last year were postponed because of the challenges caused by the coronavirus. The games will now take place from July …
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