Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba has ordered the Masjid Taqua Mosque in Entebbe to be opened. The mosque was closed early this month after two feuding leaderships claimed ownership. It was opened on Wednesday, under the supervision of the Entebbe Division Police …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has heightened surveillance at the country’s international airport and the common border with Rwanda after a Marburg virus disease outbreak has left 12 people dead in the neighboring country, a health official said Tuesday. Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ugandan Ministry …
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🔴 Uganda Golf ⛳ Open after 72 holes ✳ JR Akena 🇺🇬 73 73 71 70 | 287| +3 ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 72 73 73 70 | 288 | +4 ✳ T. Okwong 🇺🇬 73 77 68 73 | 291| +7 ✳ Semakula 🇺🇬 78 71 75 73 | 297 | +13 ✳ Tumusiime …
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🔴 LEADERBOARD Uganda Golf ⛳ Open after 54 holes ✳ JR Akena 🇺🇬 73 73 71 | 217 | +4 ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 72 73 73 | 218 | +5 ✳ T. Okwong 🇺🇬 73 77 68 | 218 | +5 ✳ Kakeeto 🇺🇬 70 78 74 | 222 | +9 ✳ Tumusiime …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches in Uganda (NFBPCU) has commissioned Pastor Godfrey Mulonde as the Entebbe Division overseer to take charge of the fellowship’s affiliate churches in Entebbe, Katabi, and Bussi Island. Mulonde took an oath, promising to “respect, maintain and defend the …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Municipal Council will from effective July 1st, 2024 close all weekly open air markets popularly known as “kabubbu” except for one in Kitooro, Mayor Fabrice Lurinda has announced. Also banned are mobile delivery vans or trucks vending food stuffs, which he said will be …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The highly anticipated Entebbe Free Trade Zone is progressing well, with the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) reporting that physical works are 66% complete and the budget for the first phase of the project is 80% executed. The project, valued at $13.6 million and …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is enhancing the position and significance of Entebbe Airport by expanding its capacity to accommodate 3.5 million passengers annually. Currently, the airport’s passenger handling capacity stands at 2 million annually, but UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye anticipates nearly doubling …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Airport recorded a total of 177,367 international passengers in February 2024, according to the Civil Aviation Authority-CAA. According to Vianney Mpungu Luggya, the Manager of Public Affairs at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority – UCAA, the number included 93,884 and 83,483 departing and arriving …
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