Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residential houses prices in Kampala and Wakiso fell between April and June 2020, an exciting time for Ugandans with cash to buy at a bargain according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). The statistics body says that prices of houses dropped by 3 percent in …
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Kampala taxis to get new route stickers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Having completed the registration exercise of all taxis in Kampala, the Ministry of Works and Transports will soon issue special route stickers for use in the city. “Taxis will soon be easily identifiable with route charts, numbers, …
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COMMENT | Jjuuko Nathan | Lawyer Apollo N Makubuya on the 25th of June 2020, petitioned the President of the republic of Uganda, the Speaker of parliament and the Lord Mayor among others, praying for the decolonisation and renaming of streets, monuments and other landmarks in Uganda. Motivated by …
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Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | Over 52,000 Ugandans have petitioned government to rename streets in Kampala and other landmarks in the country that were named by colonialists. In a document addressed to President Yoweri Museveni and Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga yesterday, the petitioners said that the continued display …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Land Division has halted the construction of Kabuusu-Bunamwaya–Lweza road pending the disposal of an application filed by Rashid Ssenyonjo Musisi against Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The Deputy Court Registrar, Flavia Nabakooza issued the orders on Thursday morning restraining KCCA and her …
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Comparison with Nairobi, Addis Ababa | AJIT SINGH, FRANCIS POPE AND WILLIAM ROBERT AVIS | The global coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on economies worldwide. However, one of the few positive consequences of travel restrictions and industrial downturn has been a temporary reduction in air pollution. This has …
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Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With Uganda easing the lockdown restriction on the hospitality sector, Sheraton Kampala Hotel which opened its doors early …
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🔺9 frontline health workers from Kampala 🔺1 contact from Buvuma 🔺15 contacts from Kyotera 🔺2 contacts from Mayuge 🔺1 contact from Pader 🔺8 contacts from Yumbe 🔺11 foreigners from earlier collected samples tested positive for COVID-19 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Ministry of Health has today …
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maternity Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight women who gave birth during the period when Uganda was in lockdown, are stranded at Usafi Taxi Park. The women gave birth on different dates between March 28 and June 2, this year. During the time, there was no public …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Joint security task force team has resolved to deploy in both the taxi and bus parks to protect dozens of stranded passengers. With a few taxis and buses authorised to return to the road after securing route charts, dozens of passengers were forced …
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