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Eight dead as Gateway bus slams into fuso lorry in Lwengo

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people have been confirmed dead and 37 others injured in a road crash, along the Kampala-Mbarara highway. The accident involving a Fuso lorry registration number UBM 673k and bus number UBQ 621K, belonging to Gateway Bus Company Limited, occurred Monday morning at Kirumba …

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FOWODE and RAHU set stage for 2nd IMARA Girls Festival

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) and Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU) 2nd edition of the IMARA Girls Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Kati Kati Grounds, Kampala. This vibrant festival is a celebration of young women’s voices, innovation, and creativity. …

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Museveni names new RDCs, Hudu Hussein remains in Masaka

Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed several new Resident District/City Commissioners, Deputies, and RDC Secretariat Commissioners across Uganda. Details (CLICK HERE TO READ FULL LIST)   TITLE STATION 1 EKOOM JOHN STEPHEN RDC ABIM 2 TABAN DATA PETER RDC ADJUMANI 3 KIDEGA NABINSON JAMES RDC AGAGO 4 …

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Experts worried about high rates of medical errors

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Non-Communicable Diseases Researcher at the Makerere University School of Public Health has expressed an urgent need to address the high rates of medical errors that exist in the healthcare system. Dr Geofrey Musinguzi who has just recovered from rectal cancer reveals doing numerous …

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Former Attorney General Kiddu Makubuya dies at 75

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Kiddu Makubuya the Former Attorney General is dead . Rebecca Nabaggala a  daughter told URN reporter that Professor Makubuya died on  Sunday night from Nakasero Hospital where he has been battling illness for a long period. Nabbagala said that the bereaved family will converge at …

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Busoga Kingdom takes steps to secure Kagulu Rock land

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyabazinga of Busoga Gabula Nadiope IV has announced plans to secure land titles for the area surrounding Kagulu Rock, to make the site more attractive for investment by both the government and the private sector. His remarks came in response to the 1st …

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Bishop Mukasa: Land grabbers targeting Katikamu Parish

Katikamu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, has voiced grave concerns over threats from land grabbers targeting St. Joseph the Worker, Katikamu Parish. During his homily on Saturday at Our Lady of Fatima, Queen of Peace Kasana Cathedral, …

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