Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has challenged the leadership of Karamoja over the biting poverty in the region. While commissioning Moroto Bus Terminal this afternoon, Museveni tasked the leaders to wake up the population to adopt to new technologies like modern agriculture to get out of poverty. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Isbat University located on Lugogo Bypass has launched a skilling platform and an e-sports portal as it seeks to brand itself as a fast growing university providing integrated education services in Uganda. Since it was opened in 2006, Isbat has made several initiatives aimed at …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has advised the general public to take note of the changes made by the Central Bank of Kenya on its currencies. In a media release circulated on June 12, Mutebile urged the public to be vigilant when transacting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala streets are still teaming with children, despite recent efforts by the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry to evict them. Small groups of children still brave the cold and drizzle to beg on the streets of Kampala. Children of all ages can be seen …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Business Community at the Gatuna-Katuna border post, have expressed dissatisfaction with the partial opening of the border, for heavy trucks crossing from Uganda to Rwanda. The border, according to the Rwanda Revenue Authority, was opened from June 10 to June 22, 2019, …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | A five-year-old boy who tested positive for Ebola in Uganda has died, a health ministry official told AFP Wednesday, in the first spread of a deadly outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. “”The young patient died last night. Two more samples were sent to …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | About 500 delegates and 30 exhibitors from 20 countries globally are expected to attend the 4th African Tea Convention and Exhibition starting from June 26 up to 28 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The global event for the tea industry organised by the East African …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of High Court is stuck with an application filed by a Ugandan national Musoke Moses Kinene Ziringwira against US president, Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Hussein Obama. They are jointly sued with Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni and Kabaka Ronald Muwenda …
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It’s higher in people living with HIV | THE INDEPENDENT | Effective antiretroviral therapy has changed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic, manageable condition. However, it now associated with higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, sudden cardiac deaths, and other diseases …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed International Specialized Hospital Uganda is on course contrary to allegations of missing funds, the Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed. In March, parliament approved a guarantee of USD 379 million (1.4 trillion Shillings) for the construction of the specialized Hospital in …
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