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AMDA reports on comprehensive development initiatives at Caravan partners appreciation breakfast

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Archdiocese of Mbarara Development Association (AMDA) presented a comprehensive report on its 10th Caravan activities showcasing the organisation’s significant impact on various sectors in Western Uganda. The report which was unveiled on October 18th at Silver Springs Bugolobi at a breakfast meeting in recognition of …

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RUBA: No free airtime for NIRA till use of gov’t hour is harmonised

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rural broadcasters under the Rural Broadcasters Owners Association of Uganda (RUBA) have reaffirmed their stance against providing free airtime for mobilization efforts related to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) registration exercise. The broadcasters have also accused government agencies of misusing the allocated government …

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Monkey Pox: Low funding worries MoH

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only seventeen of the fifty-seven donor organizations that the government had anticipated would support efforts to halt transmission of the Monkey Pox virus had either pledged or confirmed support by Monday. Christabel Abewe, a Technical Officer in charge of Health Financing at the World Health …

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Joshua Cheptegei to run New Delhi half marathon

New Delhi, India | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei will participate in the New Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday, October 19th, in India. Cheptegei, who recently finished second in the Dam tot Dam 10-mile race late last month, expressed his interest in the half marathon as part of his …

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KCCA: New traffic signals to reduce congestion in the city

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Traffic Police are optimistic that the new traffic signals replacing city roundabouts under construction will significantly reduce heavy traffic congestion in the city center. Daniel Nuwabine, KCCA Spokesperson, told Uganda Radio Network that the ongoing infrastructure upgrade, …

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Former Sembabule RDC Mathias Kintu Musoke joins PFF

Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathias Kintu Musoke, who served as the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Sembabule, has announced his departure from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to join the new opposition political party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF). Musoke was RDC from 2017 until 2020, when he …

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