Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council of Sports Secretary-General Patrick Ogwel has asked for at least 1.4 trillion shillings in the new 2024/2025 budget. Ogwel who alongside other Council members, appeared before the budget committee of Parliament to present the proposed budget, the amount of money they are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The year 2023 ended on a higher note for the private sector as companies registered more demand for their goods and services in the month of December. This according to both the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which compile …
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BRUSSELS | TASS | The North Atlantic Alliance has promised Ukraine billions of euros in “major military, economic, and humanitarian assistance” in 2024, according to the statement of the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting held in Brussels at the ambassadorial level. Nevertheless, the document has no information about new arms deliveries, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martha Nkwanzi, a daughter to the late businessman Henry Katanga, has been remanded to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence in the murder of her father who was killed two months ago. Nkwanzi surrendered herself to the court on Wednesday afternoon. The court was presided over …
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TOKYO | TASS | Pursuing a policy of confrontation with Pyongyang is suicidal for Seoul and, in the event of a military provocation, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will be ready to engage its entire arsenal to eliminate the Republic of Korea (ROK), North Korean leader Kim Jong …
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ECUADOR | TASS | The Ecuadorian government has declared a state of emergency and a regime of “internal armed conflict” following riots that have engulfed the country and an upsurge in activity by criminal gangs. Riots broke out in a number of prisons, a group of armed men broke into …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joel Ssenyonyi, the new Leader of the Opposition in Parliament – LOP, has expressed optimism that he will build his leadership charisma based on the strong foundation laid by his immediate predecessor, Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba. The Nakawa Division West MP was appointed by his party, the …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers under the umbrella of Busoga Sugarcane Growers Cooperative Union are demanding stable sugarcane prices, as a way of averting a possible crisis within the industry. While addressing journalists in Jinja on Tuesday, the farmers observed that price stability will improve the viability of the …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russia will maintain the combat readiness of its strategic nuclear forces at the highest level, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. “One of the key (priorities for the Russian armed forces) is to maintain the combat readiness of the nuclear triad at the highest …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case in which Detective Superintendent of Police Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana is accused of sexually trafficking his 23-year-old housemaid is on the verge of dismissal due to the absence of state witnesses. Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has given a three-week ultimatum to the Director …
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