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CCTV officers occupy unfinished police housing units

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | 45 out of 1,000 police housing units under construction have been occupied by junior police officers manning the National Closed Circuit Television –CCTV command centre at Naguru police headquarters. Out of the seven blocks each containing 60 apartments, one is almost complete and it …

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Workers protest closure of Nyamuliro wolfram mines

Rubanda, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 500 casual labourers at Nyamuliro Wolfram Mines in Kaara parish, Muko Sub County Rubanda district on Friday staged a demonstration protesting the closure of KI3R Minerals International Limited.  KI3R Minerals International Limited which took over the mines from Krone Uganda Limited in 2016, closed …

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Witnesses pin businesswoman for defrauding UGX 300m

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Two witnesses have pinned a businesswoman, Gonhill Nakaweesa for defrauding over 300 million shillings from job seekers.  Nakaweesa 25, is facing 26 counts of obtaining money by false pretence claiming that she would get job seekers lucrative jobs in Dubai.  On Friday, prosecution led by …

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Gulu main market fails to operate day care centre

Gulu, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The  envisaged child care centre at Gulu Main Market has failed to operate four years after the facility was commissioned. The centre is meant to host children below school going age who are not allowed to spend longer hours with their parents in the market. …

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Four in custody after Bugiri Imam murdered

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The territorial police in Busoga East Region -Bugiri – has held four men, first suspects in the case of the murder of Sheikh Mutumba Masudi, 60. Sheikh Mutumba was the Imam of Iwemba Mosque who was shot dead Friday at his home in Busimba …

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Court clears ‘presidential handshake’ beneficiaries

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has rejected findings and recommendations of the Parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that people who benefited from the SH 6 billion presidential oil handshake refund the money. The committee, which was led by Bugweri legislator …

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Police hunt starts after Muslim cleric shot dead in Bugiri

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Busoga East police Friday night set up roadblocks in Bugiri area after unknown assassins gunned down Sheikh Masoud Mutumba, the Imam of Iwemba mosque in Bugiri district. Busoga East police spokesperson James Mubi says that a team of detectives has been dispatched at the deceased’s home …

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PWDs demand deployment of sign language interpreters at polling stations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with Disabilities in Lira district have tasked the Electoral Commission to employ sign language interpreters during the electoral processes. They argue that persons with hearing impairments find difficulties to participate in electoral processes especially during campaigns and voting. Mathew Omara Okello, the chairperson …

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