Entebbe Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operators in the Aviation industry in Uganda, Ethiopia and Qatar are partnering to train Ugandan students in basic aviation operations and service delivery. The partnership has been sealed at Entebbe Airport on Sunday morning. The Aviators in the two countries will train Ugandan students in …
Read More »KCCA FC 🇺🇬0 Paradou 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC and Paradou A.C played a one-all draw in the first leg of the second preliminary round, CAF Confederation Cup game held at Startimes Stadium, Lugogo on Sunday. KCCA came close twice in the opening 10 minutes but …
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On Monday August 31, 2015, Sophia Koetsier arrives at Entebbe airport in Uganda. She is 21 years old, bright and ambitious, with a great zest for life, about to embark on a new adventure in a faraway country, on a continent she has never been to. That summer she had acquired …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities in Merikit Sub County, Tororo district are celebrating the commissioning of a project water and sanitation project, donated in memory of Sam Frobisher Owori, a senior Ugandan Rotarian who died two years ago. The sh1 billion project provides ten 10 new boreholes for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff Associations at Makerere University have described the recent night crackdown, and break into student’s rooms, at the institution as a sad commentary in its history. The staff leaders said that both the students and staff of Makerere University deserve better treatment, fair …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Members of Parliament have started a week-long working visit to Somalia to assess the welfare of the country’s troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). According to a statement by AMISOM, the legislators will visit the Forward Operating Bases and interact …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has commenced defense in the case in which the government was sued for authorizing the operations of 143 labor export firms. In August, city lawyer Ivan Bwowe sued the Attorney General and 143 labour export firms under their umbrella Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) will tonight carry out excavation and pipe laying works aimed at boosting water supply on Entebbe Road. Traffic will be diverted 27th October, 2019 from 12am to 3am along Entebbe road at Akright stage. Motorists heading to Entebbe from …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Muslim community in West Nile will next month witness the first ever grand inauguration of the regional Khadi Sheik Mahd Rayhan Mahmud. In his early 40’s, Sheik Mahd was elected by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC to head the West Nile Muslim …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA has warned of unusually heavy rainfall over the next five days. The authority attributes the anticipated rains and recent downpours to the moist winds blowing from Indian Ocean and Congo forests. Recent rains have caused flooding, killed people and …
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