Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has revealed that one of the issues to be handled on their first ever National Court Open Day is to interact with the public regarding strategies the justice system needs to implore so as to eliminate case backlog. According to the Judiciary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Mathew Kanyamunyu has today been released from prison after serving three years of a 5 year sentence for killing social worker Kenneth Akena in 2016. Kanyamunyu was in 2020 sentenced to 5 years and one month in jail for manslaughter but he has served three …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has warned military commanders against office comfortability because being appointed in a given position should be considered as a short-term opportunity. Speaking at the handover ceremony of former Deputy CDF Lt Gen Peter Elwelu to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered Steel and Tube Industries Limited to pay 100 million Shillings to their former employee Philip Wangala who was injured while on duty. According to the Civil Division Judge, Boniface Wamala, the money will attract an interest of …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parishioners and priests in Masaka diocese are struggling to stop break-ins in churches. In the recent past, the diocese has registered repeated incidents that involved unknown thugs who have raided and robbed Churches in the different parishes, leaving the parishioners and priests concerned. …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has advised residents within Gulu City not to panic as Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers take part in a day-long arms training drill on Friday. Maj. Nicholas Abiribale, the Civil-Military Coordination officer at the Fourth Infantry Division told URN on Thursday that …
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oole Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has tasked the State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang to provide accountability for the 97 billion shillings spent on renovations of Mandela National Stadium- Namboole. Among issued the directive during the plenary after the Opposition Chief …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have sealed off the Luwero district headquarters to start investigations into a Wednesday night raid by unknown thugs. Thugs reportedly raided the Luwero district headquarters at around 9pm and are said to have sprayed the guards with chloroform and broke into several offices. …
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Mozambique doubles down on growth with Africa’s first dual benchmark rate cuts in 2024 as currencies across the continent score gains against the greenback. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Mozambique’s central bank has decisively cut its benchmark lending rate to 15.75% from 16.5%, setting a precedent as the first …
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Fifty exhibitors and six hundred guests are expected to attend Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All is set for the ninth Oil and Gas Convention happening from April 17 – 18 at the Kampala Serena Hotel under the theme “The Journey to First Oil In The Face Of a …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
