Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district water department has revealed plans to extend the piped water scheme to over 1,000 residents in Awach Sub County. The extension of the pipe water scheme will be funded at 144 million shillings under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Programme, UGIFT in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Erios Thembo was among the students admitted to Makerere University in August 2024 through the government sponsorship scheme. Hailing from Kasese, Thembo was given a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering after emerging as one of the top students from his home district, which secured him the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU) in partnership with Sauti Plus Media Hub has launched the Leesu FemPower Project that is dedicated to uplifting and empowering female filmmakers and enhancing Uganda’s film industry. The Leesu FemPower project will provide a platform for young women to share …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has directed the government and eight soldiers to compensate two journalists who were assaulted while covering an event involving National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, who was petitioning the United Nations Human Rights Office four years ago. Each journalist, …
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🟥 Thursday Results FT Lesotho 1 – 0 Central African Republic FT Equatorial Guinea 0 – 0 Algeria FT South Sudan 3 – 2 Congo FT Burundi 0 – 0 Malawi FT Madagascar 2 – 3 Tunisia FT Rwanda 0 – 1 Libya FT Niger 4 – 0 Sudan FT …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of religious leaders and Busoga Kingdom officials share different opinions as the Nyege-Nyege festival takes shape in Jinja City. Nyege-Nyege is an annual four-day festival, held along the river banks in Jinja city. The festival has, however, met resistance from religious leaders, who …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defence team of elusive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony have arrived in Northern Uganda, the epicentre of the two-decade LRA insurgencies to engage with key stakeholders on the case of Kony before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Led by Peter Hayne, …
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Kisoro, Uganda | INDEPENDENT | Seven people have been arrested for disrupting voting in the Kisoro Woman MP by-election. One of those arrested, has been identified only as Mugyema an agent of Independent candidate Grace Akifeza Ngabirano. He was picked from Gahura polling station in Chanika town council on allegations of …
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KISORO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Tang Odoi, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission Chairman, engaged in a heated exchange with opposition leaders on Wednesday evening regarding the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) in Kisoro ahead of the by-election for the Kisoro District Woman Member …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report from the Child and Family Protection Unit at Kitgum Central Police Station has raised alarms over child safety in Kitgum district, revealing that 27 children have gone missing in the past 10 months. The report disclosed that of the 27 missing children, 14 …
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