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Uganda runs out of FMD vaccines as demand rises

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries –MAAIF is unable to carry out the mass vaccination of cattle against Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD due to vaccine shortage. Dozens of districts across the country such as Gomba, Isingiro, Kazo, Kiruhura, Wakiso, Kiboga, Kiryandongo, Koboko, Masindi, …

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First Oil 2025: Kabaale airport takes shape

➡️ 3.5 kilometers runway ➡️ Long enough for: ✅Boeing 777 ✅Antonov 124 Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the Hoima-based Kabaale International Airport will be completed in 16 months from now. The contractor-SBC and Uganda Refinery Holding Company say slightly above 30 percent of the work is yet …

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Must win for Crested Cranes against Zambia in COSAFA game

Port Elizabeth, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Crested Cranes will face Zambia’s Copper Queens this afternoon in the last Group C match at the on-going COSAFA Women’s Championship in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Going into the game coach George William Lutalo’s team need an outright win at …

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Retrained DPCs back at former work stations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 90 out of the 170 District and Division Police Commanders –DPC who completed a 3-months’ refresher course at Olilim Counter-Terrorism Training School last month have been redeployed at their former police stations. In a bid to revamp police resilience towards fighting crime, …

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Road Accidents: 229 killed in September, 1,000 injured

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 229 people perished in 1,407 road accidents recorded last month, according to the police’s Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety. Faridah Nampiima, the Traffic Directorate Spokesperson, said that the accidents which mostly emanated from reckless driving also resulted in serious and minor …

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