Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority-NEMA has highlighted waste management and disposal, possible leakages and spillages and management of ecosystems, as areas that need emphasis during the much-anticipated construction of the oil pipeline. The 1,443 km crude oil export pipeline, built to transport crude oil from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The University of Maryland in the United States of America and Strasburg University in France will install a landslide early warning system in the Mt Elgon landslide prone areas. The move comes after Mt Elgon region has in the recent past experienced constant floods and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Island residents and leaders in Kalangala district have complained about the increasing insecurity along the Uganda-Tanzanian border on Lake Victoria. The most affected are residents of Nkose, Miyana, Lujaabwa and Kuye islands. This came up on Sunday during a meeting with district officials led …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bulucheke sub county in Bududa district want government to consider developing Namasho bull fighting grounds into a modern tourism site. Namasho grounds have been hosting bull fights, which started in the early 1950’s as residents took their animals to drink salty waters …
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Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obudhingiya Bwa Bwamba (OBB) is steadily toning down resistance against the establishment of the administration of the Rwenzururu Kingdom in Bundibugyo. OBB, which belongs to the Bamba ethnic community, has been enjoying a frosty relationship with the Rwenzururu Kingdom, which brings together Bakonzo. Although …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University top management is scheduled to meet with the student’s guild leadership later today over the stalemate resulting from the 15 percent tuition increment, which started on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. In an invitation to Julius Kateregga, the Makerere University Guild President, the …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boundary dispute between Uganda and South Sudan has left residents of Ngomoromo village in Lamwo District unable to conduct normal businesses. The contentious land is located in Parapadwanya bordering Ngomoromo in Uganda and Poge in South Sudan’s, Ayaci County. The disputed area is also …
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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala District has received 100 million Shillings from the Food and Agricultural Organization to further boost fishing activities on the island. Kalangala District Fisheries officer Jackson Baguma says that the funding is a follow up to initiatives started by the Food and Agricultural Organization to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has the potential of bringing maternal deaths to zero with commitment from health workers and prompt appearance of mothers in health centres, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah says. According to Oulanyah, if health facilities are supported with sufficient funding and a well-motivated …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has asked religious leaders to speak out against human rights abuses in Uganda. He argued that more and more Ugandans are facing injustices without an opportunity to receive a fair hearing in the judicial system, and can …
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