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Speaker Kadaga demands list of disciplined UPDF soldiers

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF to present a list of its soldiers and officers who have been disciplined for misconduct and rights violations. According to Kadaga, over time, there has been gross misconduct and the violation …

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Police appoints 57 officers for National CCTV command centre

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police have deployed 57 police officers to man the newly commissioned National Security and Closed Circuit Television –CCTV command centre. In a message released by Assistant Commissioner of Police –ACP Emmanuel Muheirwe, on Wednesday afternoon, the officers are mainly those that have been traffic …

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Minister Mateke rubbishes links to Rwandan attackers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Philemon Mateke, the State Minister for regional affairs has described as rubbish a claim by Rwanda that he was in contact with an armed group that launched an attack inside Rwanda on October 3, 2019. The claim was tabled last Friday in the Kampala …

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UPDF deserters, 2 others sentenced to death by hanging

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Four people, who were earlier convicted of murder by the General Court Martial have been sentenced to death by hanging. The four are Bob Anichan, a UPDF Deserter formerly attached to Uganda Military Academy Kabamba, Dennis Mangusho, formerly attached to the 63rd Battalion, a …

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MP Zaake counter accuses Prof Nawangwe of harassing him

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake has accused Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe of undermining parliament. He was appearing before the Rules, Discipline and Privileges Committee of parliament to defend himself against allegations of harassing Nawangwe and behaving without decorum. It …

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Mpigi resorts to mushroom growing to alleviate poverty among youth

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Following several failed attempts to fight poverty, Mpigi district authorities have resorted to mushroom growing to reduce the high poverty and unemployment rates among youths. The district authorities are encouraging youth groups and other community members to start mushroom growing projects with promises of helping …

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Activists call for single method for pregnancy and HIV protection

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | After a trial ruled out any increased risks of HIV acquisition associated with use of contraceptives – implants, depo provera injections and copper inter uterine device, activists are now calling for research into a method that can provide double protection against both HIV and pregnancy …

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Four people convicted of murdering mobile money agents

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Four people have been convicted for the murder of two mobile money agents in Zana along the Kampala-Entebbe Highway. The convicts are Bob Anichan, a UPDF deserter formerly attached to Uganda Military Academy Kabamba, Dennis Mangusho, formerly attached to the 63rd Battalion, a casual labourer …

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