Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Youth and Children, Balaam Barugahara, has called upon the Uganda Police Force to intervene in the ongoing clashes of gangs loyal to musicians Patrick Mulwana alias Alien Skin and Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso. He said effective Thursday, his music promotion company …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet is drafting a document to guide the implementation of the reparations order for victims of convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen in Northern Uganda. State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Dr Kenneth Omona disclosed over the weekend that the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity consumers in Uganda will pay an average 5.2 percent less on electricity over the next three months, following a revised tariff schedule by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). The review was made possible by the ease in the parameters that determine the cost …
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Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Irene Nabbosa Nakiyingi, a six-year-old girl from Zigoti town council, Zigoti East cell, in Mityana district, who went missing has been found dead. Nabbosa who was a pupil of Sonko Joy Primary School left her parents’ home on December 31, 2024, at around 7 …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten people have been killed in a road crash in Kyenjojo District. The crash happened on Wednesday at Ngezi Trading Centre. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, Rwenzori West police spokesperson, Vicent Twesige, the accident happened when a taxi registration number UBR 800S, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Cotton Development Organization (CDO), National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) and the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) today handed over their operations to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Government says this is a move to streamline operations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Youth and Children, Balaam Barugahara, has called upon the Uganda Police Force to intervene in the ongoing clashes of gangs loyal to musicians Patrick Mulwana alias Alien Skin and Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso. Alien Skin’s gang forcefully invaded Buganda Kingdom’s end-of-year …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC), held the first consultative forum on Artificial Intelligence. The event which kickstarted a national AI strategy, was under the theme “Unlocking the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Uganda’s Development” marking a pivotal point for Uganda in the 21st century technology …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In his first new year’s day sermon since being named Assistant Bishop for Kampala Diocese, Rt Reverend Frederick Baalwa, preached against fear and anxiety going into a new year. The year 2025 is expected to be a year of heightened political activity, which will include …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is investigating an incident in which a Lieutenant shot himself dead. Lt Amon Ariho drove to Nakirebe between Wakiso and Mpigi districts on Wednesday at 2pm and pulled the trigger on his head and died instantly. Maj Charles Kabona, …
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