Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The anticipated debate on the censure motion against the Minister of State for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Persis Namuganza has been postponed. The Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige had earlier on issued a notice calling all Members of Parliament for a special plenary …
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Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kaabong district have expressed concerns over limited access to social services. The communities in the sub-counties of Kalapata, Sidok, and Kakamar lack access to essential services such as health , education, and roads among others. Robert Lokaliboye, a resident of Sidok sub county …
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t Tianjin, China | Xinhua | Ruins of over 130 hidden doors on the Great Wall, one of the world’s great wonders, have been recently unveiled through close to centimeter-resolution continuous shooting, said a research team on the Great Wall’s defense system on Wednesday. Based on further picture analysis and …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Central Market vendors are protesting new space demarcations by the City Council, a move undertaken to create more spaces. Mbarara city authorities started demarcating the market on Monday and directed vendors to remove their displays from the demarcated areas which will now be allocated …
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United Nations | Xinhua | A spokesman for the United Nations on Tuesday underscored the importance of upholding the status quo in the holy sites, in reaction to the controversial visit by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiira region is hunting for David Kasete, the in-charge of Buwolero health center II, for alleged theft of government drugs. This follows complaints from residents who informed the Jinja Resident District Commissioner, Elijah Madoi, about the lack of medical supplies for the …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Batwa Community in Kanungu district is seeking affirmative action in the recruitment of game rangers by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The authority conducted a nationwide recruitment of over 800 game rangers in July last year, as a way of enhancing wildlife protection in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have summoned renowned property owner John Sebalamu, the proprietor of Freedom City Mall along the Kampala-Entebbe Road following a stampede that claimed 10 lives on News Year’s Eve. The deceased were part of the revellers attending the party-after-party concert at the mall. In the …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Matidi and Mucwini sub counties in Kitgum district are living in a panic because of a stray lion reported to be marauding in their area. The panic started four days ago after area residents discovered a carcass of a cow and footmarks of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | E-wage payment system is a web-based application that facilitates single payment of casual workers via their mobile phones. The app emerged as the winner of the 2022 MTN MoMo Hackathon with the developers rewarded with US$5,000 to go ahead and implement the idea. 12 teams …
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