Opposition fear foreign-based critics could become new targets of government following disappearance of notorious Turkey-based vlogger Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Independent recently held a very revealing interview with the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, on the whereabouts of Fred Kajjubi Lumbuye; the missing critic of the government and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received 647,080 Moderna vaccine doses from the US government. This is the eighth batch of doses received in Uganda since March this year. Dr. Munir Safieldin, the UNICEF country representative says this is the second largest batch received so far and added that …
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FULL TIME Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Mali 🇲🇱 0 ✳ Group E Mali 4 pts Kenya 2 pts Uganda 2 pts Rwanda 1 pt Kampala, Uganda | BY AGENCIES | Uganda Cranes earned their second point in the on-going FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers with a hard fought draw against West …
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FULL TIME Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Mali 🇲🇱 0 ✳ Group E Mali 4 pts Kenya 2 pts Uganda 2 pts Rwanda 1 pt Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes have been held goalless by Mali in Group E of the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifiers at St. …
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A resilient agricultural system is critical for ensuring food and income security Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have stressed the significance of the agricultural sector and encouraged the Ugandan youths to seize opportunities to improve their life during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Agriculture is an important sector and there is …
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TODAY Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Mali 🇲🇱 4pm ✳ Group E Mali 3pts Uganda 1pt Kenya 1pt Rwanda 0pts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national football team, the Uganda Cranes will face Mali on Monday as they battle for the Group E top position in the FIFA 2022 Qatar World …
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Number of school dropouts likely to increase due to teenage pregnancies Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Ministry of Education and Sports has yet to announce the dates for schools to re-open again after being shut down at the height of the Second wave of COVID-19. But the delay …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Butanda sub-county in Kabale district staged a peaceful demonstration protesting the continuous entry of Rwandan nationals into Uganda through porous borders. The residents mostly taxi drivers blocked Butanda-Rubaya-Kabale road at Habubaare trading centre in Butanda sub-county using their vehicles on Sunday afternoon. They …
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New hi-tech Katosi plant cheaper, cleaner Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Sprawled on 25 acres near the shores of Lake Victoria in a quiet village in Mukono district and about 50km east of Kampala, the new Katosi water treatment plant is designed to produce 240 million litres per day. …
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Why not exploit opportunities for public private partnership instead of focusing on loans from local banks? COMMENT | RUGABA AGABA | Andrew Mwenda’s “Uganda’s self-destructive impulses” in the Independent Magazine of August 9, 2021 raises interesting perspectives on Uganda’s banking industry and local capital development for social economic transformation. Whereas …
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