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NEBBI: Livestock disease kills 14,000 goats

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nebbi district veterinary department is struggling to contain an outbreak of the Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), a disease which is highly fatal in cattle and other hoofed animals. At least 14,650 goats have died and 53,397 goats have been infected following the outbreak of …

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Speaker Among demands timely payment of sportsmen and women

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among asked sports federations to ensure timely payment of allowances and other remuneration to sportsmen and women, especially those whose successes in international competitions bring glory to Uganda. According to Among, persistent complaints about poor, late or no payment of …

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Uganda Baati donates office units to Uganda Police, DTI

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati, through the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation, donated office units to the Uganda Police Duty-Free Shop and the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT). Ian Rumanyika, Head of External & Corporate Affairs at Uganda Baati said the company sought to actively contribute to the advancement …

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Government warns schools on fees increment

Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports warned schools against increasing tuition without authorization from the government after Speaker of Parliament Anita Among raised concern over the matter. During the plenary sitting of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among warned that the continued …

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Eremye replaces Karemani as the Judiciary’s Mouthpiece

Kampala, Uganda |  THE IDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny – Dollo, has by letter dated 28th August 2023, assigned Ag. Registrar Magistrates Affairs and Data Management, His Worship Eremye Jumire James Mawanda as the new Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Judiciary. “In exercise of the powers conferred …

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European Union launches Youth Sounding Board in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union Delegation to Uganda has inaugurated a 20-member Youth Sounding Board, a body of young Ugandans, who will help in shaping and implementing EU programmes and strategies in the country for more inclusiveness. The inauguration is part of the EU’s commitment to incorporating …

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