Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has disbursed close to sh100 million for the payment of volunteers under the Seven Hills Group for the month of August. Seven Hills surfaced in March 2021 at a time KCCA launched the smart city campaign, an initiative intended to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn criminal charges against 14 suspects implicated in the demolition of St Peter’s Church Ndeeba in Rubaga Division last year. The fourteen include a retired army officer, Muhammad Kawooya, Richard Kasule, Ali Mukwaya, Bashir Maruti, Muniru …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The old taxi park will be reopened on October 20, even before completion of the renovation works, Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA has resolved. A report presented by Hakim Kizza, the Executive Secretary for Engineering and Works to the KCCA council on Thursday, indicates …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 250 people spent Monday night in various police cells in Kampala Metropolitan areas for violating the nighttime curfew regulations. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, says the suspects were picked up in joint security operations involving police, the military and local …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 families in Mpererwe Kikuubo zone in Kawempe Division have abandoned their homes due to heavy rains that flood their houses. They have resorted to renting in other villages they have shifted to. In the zone, you are welcomed by empty houses that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A five floor building that collapsed in Lukuli, Makindye in May last year, killing 13 people was being constructed by an “engineer” by whose highest qualification is a certificate in bricklaying. This revelation that URN is making public for the first time is in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One in ten boda boda riders operating in Kampala are using cannabis, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine or other addictive drugs. This is according to a study by Makerere University. The researchers at the department of population studies say they interviewed and tested over 780 riders in …
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How Kampala’s cold war with Kigali harms Uganda’s national interest and what can be done about it THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week, Uganda’s Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) arrested the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Lawrence Muganda, apparently on charges of espionage. Muganga is not …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority has impounded drugs worth sh46 million from 22 outlets within Kampala. The drugs were got during a 12-day enforcement operation after NDA were tipped off that some pharmacies and drug shops were operating without valid licenses. The operation also targeted …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people are feared dead following the collapse of a storied building under construction in down-town Kampala. According to witnesses in Kisenyi near Mengo, several people including builders, drivers, food vendors and bystanders are all trapped inside the building. Several people rushed with all …
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