Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 3rd Infantry Division has pledged protection to it’s informers as they start forceful disarmament of warriors in Karamoja. The Division Commander Brig. Joseph Balikudembe said the army will protect community members who give intelligence information about the presence of illegal weapons to security …
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Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the National Unity Platform (NUP) have started vetting party members to be nominated for the four vacant positions in the upcoming residual and by-elections in Rakai district. There are four vacant positions in the district which include the male …
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Johannesburg, S. Africa | Xinhua | South African Reserve Bank decided to increase the repurchase rate starting Friday by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent, the first time in three years, its governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday. Kganyago cited inflation as reason of the hiking. “Inflation risks have increased and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has commenced a process to develop what should be a more coordinated and effective National Disaster and Risk Management Plan amidst criticism of how it has handled recent occurrences. The move spearheaded by the Office of the Prime Minister in partnership with the …
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Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior police officer has been strangled to death by a yet to be identified person. The incident occurred in Kamagunga village, Kapterewa sub-county in Bukwo district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased is Assistant Superintendent of Police Alfred Siwa, 60, who was attached to Anti …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. House panel probing former President Donald Trump’s administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic issued a subpoena on Thursday to his onetime aide, Peter Navarro, asking him to produce documents and appear for a deposition. Navarro served as director of the White House Office of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the National Emergency Medical Services Policy. The policy supposed to streamline emergency response services in the country, aims at reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity and disability, by ensuring all people in need of emergency care access it. The policy will …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related interventions. Of this, at least 1.3 trillion Shillings was already spent within the 3 per cent legal limit which the government can spend and seek …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The state has asked the court for more time to complete investigations into the charges against five National Unity Platform-NUP members in Kasese district. The state is also seeking to amend the charge sheet arguing that there are additional grounds to pin the suspects to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has committed to protecting children’s rights and preventing violence against children. The commitments shall be presented before the World Solutions Summit set for February 2022, which is aimed at addressing key policy challenges facing the Group of Twenty (G20) and other global governance …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
