Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Namisindwa Resident District Commissioner, Fredrick Bango has told the police to arrest all youths who have failed to pay back money they got under Youth Livelihood Program in 2017/2018 financial year. While speaking to our reporter at his office, Bango said that out of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Tourism Board is participating in this year’s IBTM, the biggest Marketing Incentives Conferences and Events (MICE) expo in the world from which started on Wednesday and ends tomorrow (Dec.01) in Barcelona, Spain. The tourism agency said in a media statement on Nov.29 that the Board …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The civilian suffering caused by various conflicts across the world combined with a worsening climate emergency and rising food and energy prices will make 2023 a year of vast humanitarian need, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday. In some regions …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Uganda Baati has unveiled Orientile, a new superior quality steel roof tile. Orientile is the newest addition to the big product basket of roof sheets and other steel building solutions. Speaking at the launch of the new product, Dr. Alan Shonubi, the Board chairman, Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has remanded former presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta, to Luzira prison on charges of promoting sectarianism. Kabuleta of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue-NEED, was on Wednesday arraigned before court presided over by Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa, and charged with one …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Consulate of Uganda in Mombasa in partnership with Uganda Tourism Board, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tour Operators and Hoteliers in Uganda, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Airlines, Private Sector Foundation and Uganda Tourism Association hosted a delegation of 30 tour operators from the coastal city …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Organized criminal gangs are behind the recent attacks on security personnel and installations, the Internal Affairs Minister, General Kahinda Otafiire has revealed. According to Otafiire, the attacks do not indicate a manifestation of rebel activities in the country. He told URN in an interview in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono Chief Magistrate, Racheal Nakyazze has remanded a 21- year-old man to Kauga prison for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. Aaron Wasswa, a student of Community Development at Kyambogo University was arrested last month for defiling the victim, a pupil at Ssekiboobo primary school. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on government to finance religious institutions as a way of safeguarding citizens from groups promoting lesbianism, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) relations. Tayebwa said that his recent experience at the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of African, Caribbean and …
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London, UK | Xinhua | The increasing reports of people getting “long COVID” have exposed the challenges in combatting the pandemic. Experts said that long COVID is likely to result in growing pressure on social and medical resources, a shrinking labor force and economic downturn in the long run. UNDERESTIMATED FIGURE …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
