Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has admitted the delayed relocation of the people from disaster prone areas in Bududa district. The Disaster Preparedness Minister, Musa Ecweru told residents of Napsohi village in Bushika sub county in Bududa district on Monday that government has received information that people in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Wakiso district have raised concerns over the poor conditions of workers in stone quarries. The district has over 78 stone aggregate sites located in Kasanje, Kakiri, Mende and Namayumba. The sites are dusty exposing the workers to health risks which include …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inequalities around education, technology and climate change could trigger a new great divergence in society if left unchecked, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has cautioned in its 2019 edition of the Human Development Report. The report says that just as the gap in basic …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force-UPF has cautioned that all guns, owned by individuals and private security companies, that will not be fingerprinted by the end of this year will have their licences revoked. Assistant Inspector General of Police Edward Ochom, who is the chairman of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) is reviving the Parliamentary Performance scorecard after nine years in limbo. The scorecard was first published in 2007, analyzing the performance of each legislator in both committee sittings and Plenary. But the second edition of the scorecard which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 80 people have been arrested for illegal entry into Uganda. A group, which reportedly crossed into the Ugandan territory through Nyakabande sub county in Kisoro district, was arrested during an operation commanded by Kisoro district police commander Christopher Ruhunde early yesterday. Ruhunde …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been advised to take advantage of the zero tariff policy on all agricultural produce in the European Union bloc in order to develop the sector. The advice was given by the Head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Uganda Ambassador Attilio …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Aviation Authority is struggling to retain its trained aeronautical engineers, as many are swayed by better offers elsewhere, CAA Director General David Mpango Kakuba has said. According to a report by the Civil Aviation Authority, several of the aeronautical systems engineers are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is excitement as Kyambogo University prepares to graduate two maiden Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students since its inception 16 years ago. A Doctor of Philosophy is the highest university degree that is conferred to people who have done advanced research into a particular …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja road police station is holding a Nigerian national and KCCA footballer, John Odumel on allegations of holding hostage three female students of Makerere University Business School –MUBS for over 10 hours. Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, says on Saturday the suspect invited his girlfriend, …
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