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Mak staff, students trained in fire fighting

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff and students of Makerere University have undergone training on safety and fire fighting. Norah Nalubowa, the acting Warden Livingstone Hall and the Warden Africa Hall disclosed that the training targeted all hall guards, chief custodians, custodians, head cleaners and some students’ leaders. “The people …

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NWSC tests Namugongo ‘Holy Water’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Martyrs Catholic Secretariat at Namugongo has decided to carry out tests on the quality of the holy water. Many pilgrims who flock Namugongo to celebrate the Martyr’s Day fetch water from the man-made lake. They have often given testimonies that the water heals …

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UVRI to start rift valley human vaccine trials

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI is set to conduct phase one trials of the Rift Valley Fever human vaccine. The trials are expected to start next month. The trial will use an improved version of ChAdOx1-GnGc-a vaccine currently only used by animals to treat RVF …

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Museveni to mediate in Lango cultural leadership wrangle

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he will mediate in the Lango cultural leadership dispute. President Museveni said this on Friday while addressing Journalists at Lira Hotel after the conclusion of his two day anti-poverty mobilization in Lango Sub-region. Museveni said he had initially been informed …

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UGX 1.4 trillion lost in tax exemptions says SEATINI

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A civil Society group says government should not award tax exemptions considered “harmful” to the country’s economy. The Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) says harmful  tax exemptions cost the tax payer over 1.4 trillion shillings during the 2017/18 financial year. …

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Mixed reactions on proposal to Parliament to pay journalists monthly allowances

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists accredited to cover Parliament have expressed mixed reactions to the proposal that Parliament should consider paying them monthly top-up allowances. The proposal was presented by Uganda Parliamentary Press Association President (UPPA), Moses Mulondo to the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday. Mulondo told Kadaga that …

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Committee to develop white paper on MAK Visitation Report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has given three months to a committee to study and develop a white paper from the 2016 Visitation Committee Report of Makerere University. In a Friday statement released by the Ministry of Education, the 17-member committee composed of academic and technical staff is …

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Adjumani MPs want Oulanyah withdrawn from Apaa-Probe Committee

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Adjumani district have asked the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to relinquish the leadership of a new committee probing the Apaa land dispute. The dispute started in 2012 when the Adjumani district council gazetted the area as East Madi Game …

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NDA impounds 121 boxes of drugs, arrests five in West Nile

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested five people for illegal dealing in drugs. Four people including a Congolese national were arrested in Arua, while one was arrested in Nebbi in a crackdown on illegal dealing in drugs. The five day operation which started …

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