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Uganda’s Airforce deputy chief Stephen Kigundu dead

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu, the Deputy Commandant of the Air Defense Forces is dead. The Defense Spokesperson, Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye announced Kigundu’s demise in a brief statement issued on Sunday evening. “Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu was well all day until in the …

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MUSEVENI: RDCs, LCs should be at the frontline against corruption

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has said the corrupt are parasites that delay and undermine the country’s transformation efforts, and has hailed religious leaders for speaking out against the vice. ” I was very happy to hear the religious leaders’ message of condemning corruption. Keep it …

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Archbishop Kaziimba: Fighting corruption comes with job risks

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Most Rev. Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, has asked all people occupying public offices to refrain from engaging in corruption. Speaking during the Easter Sunday service at All Saints Cathedral Church in Nakasero, Archbishop Kazimba explained that …

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Masaka Catholic Bishop urges leaders to tame egos

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Masaka Diocesan Catholic Bishop Severus Jjumba has challenged political leaders in the area to restrain their egos, to avoid frustrating social progress and transformation of their communities. During his homily, while leading Easter Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Cathedral Kitovu, in Nyendo-Ssenyange …

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Namirembe Bishop calls for corrupt leaders to repent

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Rt. Rev. Moses Banja has asked leaders to use this year’s resurrection of Christ to repent. The Bishop’s call comes at a time when the country is awash with several allegations of corruption in numerous government institutions including Parliament. …

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Leading influential women in African politics

From heads of state like Samia Suluhu to influential diplomats like Bintou Keita, women are increasingly playing key roles in the continent’s politics and governance. From Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first democratically elected female president in Africa, to Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, FIFA’s first female Secretary General, a new generation …

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