Paris, France | AFP | From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, to record hurricanes, here are the 12 key events which marked 2017: – A year of Trump – On January 20, Republican billionaire Donald Trump, 70, is inaugurated as the 45th US president, vowing to follow a policy …
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The best smartphones of 2017 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | iPhone X — Best phone if money isn’t an issue Apple’s most premium of premium devices is beautiful. Its 5.8-inch nearly edge-to-edge panel gently curves around its four corners and its OLED display technology produces brilliant colors and deep …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An interview with Bruno Ruganzu, Uganda’s foremost eco-artist, by The Independent’s Dominic Muwanguzi You have been involved with TEDx for six years. What is TEDx about? Firstly, TED is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment and Design. TEDx is a product of the former, with the …
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Study shows danger of imbalance it creates in your brain Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented on November 30 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North …
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THIS WEEK: Mengo defends self on surgeries that went wrong Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While appearing before parliament, Acting Health Minister Sarah Opendi revealed that the ministry was unaware about a free medical camp held at Mengo hospital in which many patients operated died. The camp held in October …
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THIS WEEK: Doctors halt their December 16 strike plans Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under their umbrella organization – Uganda Medical Association (UMA) on Dec.15 revealed they would not go ahead to start their a hundred days of industrial action as they had threatened to. Dr. Okwaro Ebuku, the …
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THIS WEEK: Gulu chairman applauded as Score card is released Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Score Card, an assessment conducted by a policy think-tank Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) in 35 districts across the country has named Martin Ojara Mapinduzi the Gulu district chairman the …
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THIS WEEK: Regional parliament resumes after 6 months halt Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Dec.18, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumed after six months of waiting for Kenya to forward its representatives. While other member countries had selected their representatives early in the year, Kenya only voted it’s …
Read More »NRM’s Martial trounced in Igara repeat poll
THIS WEEK: NRM’s Martial trounced in Igara repeat poll Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Andrew Martial the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer who had been announced winner of the 2016 election to represent Igara East constituency in parliament was trounced by an independent candidate Mawanda Micheal Maranga. Martial …
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THIS WEEK: Court throws out Basalirwa, Bwanika petition on age limit bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians Asuman Basalirwa of the opposition JEEMA party, former Rubaga legislator John Ken Lukyamuzi and former presidential candidate Abed Bwanika last week run to Court seeking an order to stop parliament from discussing …
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