What makes successful laws and why some are easily violated and others upheld THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | This week, I watched a 2013 video clip of Prof. Joe Oloka-Onyango talking about constitutionalism in Uganda. In a very eloquent speech, he decried the continued defilement of Uganda’s constitution. …
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Will he turn on the charm or signal end of schmoozing? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 49 of 54 African leaders for a three-day summit scheduled for 13-15 December. Not invited are Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan, Mali, Eritrea, and Western Sahara. This means that …
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OBITUARY | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Hon Patrick Masette Kuuya, son of Abner Walyawula of Sibanga in the current Manafwa district, was the “Bituli Mia” of Dr Apollo Milton Obote’s Second Government (1980 to 1985). “Bituli” in some Ugandan languages means gaps, holes, shapes or openings while “mia” is Kiswahili for a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | All students, except the candidates in the middle of their UNEB exams, will return home today for holidays – two weeks earlier than scheduled. Government a fortnight ago decided to close schools earlier than expected, due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in …
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Mijas, Spain | PHILLIP CORRY | Uganda finished 23rd out of 44 countries on their debut at the International Pairs World Golf Finals held in Spain from November 14-18 at the La Cala Hotel and Golf Resort. This year’s event, the 24th edition, was the largest World Finals in the history …
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Coffee exports shot to 5.83 million bags worth $883.24 million Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The value of Uganda’s coffee export expanded 35 percent in the past 12 months, a new report by the country’s coffee regulatory body said Wednesday. The report issued by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among farmers in Wakiso district following the outbreak of Peste pes petits Ruminants– PPR, a viral disease that has claimed hundreds of goats and left several others undergoing treatment. The disease is closely related to the rinderpest virus, according to Wakiso district veterinary officials. Dr. Andrew …
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Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA – URN | Psychiatrists have raised concern over a high number of people presenting with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after they conducted random screening in selected villages in central Uganda. Dr. Dickens Akena, a psychiatrist who led the team of researchers told journalists …
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Chipper Cash celebrated launching the Chipper Card in Uganda by revealing the winner of its Spend to Win campaign Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chipper Cash, a cross-border payments app used by over five million people throughout Africa and its diaspora, today announced the Ugandan winner for their Africa …
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WHO ships in three evaluated candidate vaccines as outbreak evolves Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | First doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola virus are expected to arrive in Uganda in the coming days, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Supplies of one of the …
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