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Residents feud with NFA over forest reserve

Kaberamaido, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 350 households in Alwa Sub County, Kaberamaido district are bickering with National Forestry Authority over land in Atigo Forest Reserve.  Since Wednesday, different groups of people have been pitching camp in Kaberamaido District Headquarters, seeking the intervention of the local leaders on the dispute. …

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Ugandans asked to prepare for above normal seasonal rains

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans have been asked to prepare adequately for the above normal rainfall conditions expected in the country between months of March, April and May.  According to forecasts by the Uganda National Metrological Authority-UNMA, the country will generally experience high intensity of precipitation because of the …

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BTVET institutes demand for additional slots at selection exercise

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Principals of Business, Technical and Vocational Education Training-BTVET Institutions have asked the Ministry of Education and Sports to increase the number of slots allocated to them during the national school selection process.   At the concluded selection process for post lower secondary education, over 70 BTVET …

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Gov’t wants court to dismiss suit against junk food

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has asked court to dismiss a case in which it is accused of failing to protect Ugandans from the influx of junk food. Civil Society Organization Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI) and Anthony Odur, a Health Rights Activist sued the government …

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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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