Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has paid glowing tribute to the Ugandan military and police for contributing to the restoration of peace and stability in Eastern Africa and the Great Lakes region of Africa. As part of the then AMISOM, Uganda …
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Ancient ritual for imparting communal knowledge faces threat of modernity | DOMINIC D.B. MAKWA | Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda’s Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 …
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Three survivors in Kibaale District tell their tale Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “I will continue to love and serve…” Few people, if any, would bravely continue to work in situations that nearly ended their lives. This is more so if the cause of that near death is the …
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For as low as Shs100,000, you can start investing in your future with Housing Finance Bank through the portal SPECIAL FEATURE | BUSINESS | Housing Finance Bank has launched its Securities Portal. The online portal, which is housed on the Bank’s website, allows customers to buy Treasury Bills and Bonds from anywhere, …
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✳⛳Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2022 ➡🏌️♂️Amateur Open Sept 19-22 💠Venue: Lake Victoria Serena Kigo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & PHILLIP CORRY | All eyes will be on defending champion Joseph ‘Joe’ Cwinya-ai when the 81st Uganda Amateur Open tees off at 8.00am Wednesday at the picturesque Lake Victoria Serena Golf …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roadside traders on the Mubende highway are stranded with food stuff following the government instituted lockdown to curb the spread of the Ebola virus disease. In a Saturday evening televised address, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni issued directives restricting movements in and out of the …
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📌 UNEB EXAM TIMETABLE 2022 ✳ PLE 🔵 November 7th – Candidate Briefing ➡ November 8th – Mathematics ➡ November 8th – SS & RE ➡ November 9th – Integrated Science ➡ November 9th – English ✳ UCE 🔵 October 14th – Candidate Briefing ➡ October 17th – Start of UCE exams ➡ …
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Inside the succession battle ahead of 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until Gen. Salim Saleh appeared at the piping ceremony of his nephew Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, it appeared that veterans of the Bush War in Luwero preferred to stay away from the rabble-rousing erstwhile Army Commander of Land …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jovan Mulondo,13, spent 40 days in an induced coma at TMR International Hospital, fighting for his life after contracting Tetanus disease after an operation. Mulondo’s mother, Victoria Nabiteeko from Kiteezi-Bamba village narrates that her son stepped in hot ash when he was ten years …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kitgum District is holding a teacher of Putuke Primary in Kitgum Matidi Sub County for reporting to school to invigilate pre-PLE examinations while drunk. The Kitgum Matidi Sub County LCIII Chairperson Thomas Khempis Lapyem says that the arrest of Charles Ayella follows …
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