JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Shakur Ssentongo, the National Unity Platform-NUP mobilizer in Jinja City, is missing after he was reportedly arrested by unknown people on Wednesday. Ssentongo was arrested in his shop located in Bugembe Agaliawamu market, in the Northern division. Ssentongo is known for selling red berets, overalls, …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities have impounded immature fish worth Sh50 million in an intelligence-led operation conducted on Sunday at various homes near major landing sites in Jinja City. The Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU), working with the Association of Fishers and Lake Users of Uganda (AFALU), recovered approximately 2,000 …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers attached to the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) have impounded illegal fishing gear at various landing sites in Jinja City. The confiscated equipment includes illegal fishing nets, such as beach seines, cast nets, and undersized hooks, valued at 100 million …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja District authorities have commissioned the construction of 21.6 kilometers of oil roads in the sub-counties of Busedde and Butagaya. The project, valued at two billion shillings, has been awarded to Hands Limited and is expected to be completed within eight months. Each sub-county …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Senior Health Educator of Jinja City, Sayyid Kalume, has confirmed that 25 contacts of the two Ebola patients identified last week have been traced. The majority of these contacts are family members and neighbors of the patients, who were isolated after testing positive …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The increased cases of criminality in the Jinja and Luuka districts have been attributed to the closure of sugarcane weighbridges. The residents say that the weighbridges that were installed to weigh sugarcane had created a sigh of hope, through extending employment opportunities to youths in the …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly introduced E-Bus transportation system in Jinja City has gained widespread praise for offering clean, efficient, and affordable transport options along its routes. Operated by the Kayoola series, the fleet of seven buses covers a 42-kilometer return route from Nakibizi in Njeru Municipality …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja City’s Miracle Center-Oasis of Life Church, a prominent Born-Again institution, has officially closed after failing to resolve rental arrears accumulated over nearly a decade. The church, rooted in the 1970s and 1980s neo-Pentecostal “Kiwempe movement,” was established to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ …
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Issue discussed at annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | A study conducted in Uganda has found evidence of partial resistance to Artemisinin; the primary treatment for malaria in young children with severe forms of the parasitic disease. The study, …
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Hotel bookings in Jinja on the rise, guests to receive complimentary Uganda Waragi Lemon & Ginger during Nyege Nyege weekend Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hotel bookings are on the rise with many of Jinja’s accommodation hotspots declaring they are fully booked between November 14 to 17, the dates …
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