Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Chief of Staff of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has said the number of detained persons circulated by activists is an exaggeration. Kyanda said that counter verification involving the Uganda Human Rights Commission revealed that only five per cent …
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Paris, France | Xinhua | The Paris 2024 Olympic Games unveiled Tuesday an e-commerce platform to access the hospitality packages, which could guarantee tickets, hotels, transportation and other services to fans during the Games. “Following the launch of the International Olympic Committee’s new global hospitality model, this is the first time …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kigali, Ambassador Robert Rusoke has called for construction of a chancery building in Kigali in bid to reduce on the cost of rent. Rusoke made this request while appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday, 16 January 2023 to respond to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has tasked the sector ministry to focus its budget priorities on food security. The committee Chairperson, Janet Okori-Moe said there is need for a clear strategy to handle food insecurity. She added that availing money for seeds for …
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Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | The Turkish foreign minister on Tuesday slammed as “absurd” a Swedish prosecutor’s decision not to investigate a protest in Stockholm in which Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s puppet was hung. “The decision by the (Swedish) prosecutor’s office not to probe the incident is extremely absurd, and we …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN has been ranked as having the best network in Uganda for both data and voice in 2022 following an independent network test from a global firm, Rohde & Schwarz. Rohde & Schwarz, an internationally recognised electronics group specializing in the fields of electronic test equipment, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers on the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs have tasked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prioritise the budgetary needs of the Uganda Police Force. The Members of Parliament were receiving the 2023/2024 Financial Year Budget Frame Work paper of the ministry. The Minister …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The average number of children a Kenyan woman is bearing has dropped from 6.7 in 1989 to 3.4 in 2022, thanks to greater use of modern contraceptive methods, according to the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) released Tuesday. Compiled by the Kenya National Bureau …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of Banyoro under their umbrella Mubende-Bunyoro Committee have petitioned the Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara, Solomon Gafabusa Iguru demanding to secede from his kingdom. Mubende Bunyoro Committee is a pressure group comprising Banyoro nationalists established in 1918 to fight for the return of Omukama Kabalega …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has appealed to the Ministry of Finance to allocate adequate funds for wages to enable local governments to recruit and fill vacant positions. According to CSBAG, understaffing and failure to fill critical positions in Local Governments such as heads …
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