YEAR IN REVIEW: May 2017 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The year 2017 has been bitter for sugar consumers in Uganda. In a trend set in December 2016 when it hit Shs5000, the price of sugar for home consumption continued to climb and his Shs7000 per kilogram – a new …
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YEAR IN REVIEW: May 2017 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Today, when many Ugandans hear the word ‘Nalufenya’, torture is what quickly comes to mind. Nalufenya – the special investigations center of the police is located at the River Nile breach crossing in Jinja, eastern Uganda. It mostly handles suspects …
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YEAR IN REVIEW: April Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | April 24: There had been a spate of violent break-ins and attacks in Kampala city suburbs and Greater Masaka sub-region. So the Inspector General of Police chief, Gen. Kale Kayihura, moved to get to the bottom of it. He headed to …
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