COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | It is so important to take time for yourself. “Take time to love yourself. You deserve it”, says Avina Celeste. Although most leaders have a sense of the fortitude, energy, and stamina they require to be successful, few of them make investments to bolster them. We …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Gulu High School Headteacher, Paul Kennedy Picho, and the former Accountant, Bertin Geoffrey Okema, to Luzira Prison on charges of causing financial loss. The two appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Grade One Magistrate Christopher Opit on Monday …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sarah Aguti Nyangkori has been officially endorsed as the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) candidate for the Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament By-Election. Nyangkori emerged unopposed during the District delegate’s conference held at St. Francis Xavier Vocational School in Dokolo, where Anna Okwir and …
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Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 70 year old Veronica Nekesa and her daughter Nasio Baseke, have been struck dead by lightning Monday night in Nakigo village, in Malongo sub county, in Mayuge district. The duo were struck dead while in a grass thatched house, which also caught fire after …
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Cwinyaai, Sekibejja and Nsubuga ready for Africa Amateur Golf Championship Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Cwinyaai, Andrew Sekibejja and Godfrey Nsubuga will carry the Ugandan flag at the inaugural Africa Amateur Golf Championship that tees off February 21-24 at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. “I …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continuous withdrawals by police officers are posing a significant threat to the existence of Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperation Organization (SACCO). Established in 2007 during the tenure of Gen Edward Kale Kayihura as Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Exodus SACCO aimed to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has granted the Inspectorate of Government approval to prosecute Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono, the Minister of Karamoja Affairs, on accusations of mismanaging sh1.5 billion earmarked for peace-building activities. In a ruling delivered on Monday by Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga of …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | A new study provides evidence suggesting that the evolution of modern birds commenced much earlier than previously believed, predating the extinction of dinosaurs. Published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was led by scientists from China and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has suspended proceedings in the case involving Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana, who are facing charges of terrorism. They are joined by Jackson Kanyike, John …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) has slapped four charges against popular TikToker 27-year-old Ibrahim Musana for abusing Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, Buganda Kingdom, and the Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga explained that the suspect, a resident of Kauga, Mukono …
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