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ICT Ministry, Microsoft sign MOU to support innovations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with global technology firm, Microsoft for supporting innovations in Uganda. The MOU was signed at ICT Ministry office on morning. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT Vincent Bagiire signed …

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Museveni asks Opposition to fight electoral violence

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā President Museveni has asked opposition parties in the country to support him fight electoral violence. Museveni made the remarks on Saturday at State House Entebbe while meeting members of the Inter Party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD), a forum of political parties represented in Parliament. Museveni …

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Six students arrested after Rakai fire, ISO called in

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at St Benards Mannya Secondary school in Kifamba sub county Rakai district have been instructed to return home following the inferno that razed down the boys dormitory last night. The fire left nine students dead. The decision to close the school has been …

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Nine S3 students dead in Rakai school inferno

  Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine Senior Three students of St Bernard’s Mannya Secondary School, in Kifamba Sub County Rakai district have died after a fire that gutted a students’ dormitory last night. Deputy Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed the incident saying arson was suspected and a warden …

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ADF Rebels kill six, kidnap five in east DRCongo

  Beni, DR Congo | AFP |Ā  Suspected Ugandan rebels killed six people, hacking one woman to death, and kidnapped five others — mostly children — in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, officials said on Sunday. Officials blamed the two attacks in Beni near the country’s border with …

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PICTORIAL: Bobi Wine Kyarenga concert

Bobi Wine performs concert in Uganda as police watch on Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan pop star turned opposition MP Bobi Wine appeared on stage on the outskirts of the capital Kampala on Saturday, in a concert attended by several members of the opposition and watched on by a …

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Civic education critical for Uganda’s Dev’t – Experts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts say there is an urgent need to promote civic education in Uganda in order to build a civically competent citizenry that gets actively involved in the country’s development agenda. Civic education is about creating awareness and consciousness in citizens for them to take …

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JINJA ROAD: Excavation, traffic diversion Friday November 9

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā  A section of Jinja road in Kampala will be closed to motorists and traffic will be diverted to alternative routes in the next three weeks as National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) excavates and lays new pipelines. Government of Uganda is building new sewer …

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Verification finds over 350,000 ghost refugees in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā The government of Uganda with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has concluded a comprehensive exercise to verify the identities of all refugees and asylum-seekers in the country, using enhanced biometric tools. According to the verification figures released Thursday, the number of refugees …

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