LUWERO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists have been urged to actively press the government for constructive dialogue as a key step toward finding lasting solutions to the persistent attacks against the media, many of which have involved brutal actions by security forces. Speaking Saturday during the World Press Freedom …
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LUWERO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anglican Diocese of Luwero has set Sunday, June 29, 2025, as the date for Bishop Wilson Kasana Kisekka’s first anniversary thanksgiving celebration. The decision to mark the milestone on this date was made at the urging of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First …
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LUWERO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district has acquired 160 acres of land to restore a forest reserve. In 2016, the Luwero district council passed a resolution to degazette Nyimbwa forest reserve, located near Bombo town council, to pave the way for the establishment of an industrial park. Nyimbwa …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atleast 78 percent of pupils who are enrolled in Primary one drop out of school before reaching Primary Seven, exposing them to teenage pregnancies and child labour, the Luwero district survey has revealed. According to the Luwero District Health report, at least 4,465 girls …
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LUWERO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) have impounded over 500 bags of counterfeit cement from Luwero town. According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, the fake cement was being mixed and packaged at a home belonging to Daudah Mutesasira …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero Muslim District Chairperson, Ali Ndawula Ssekyanzi, has been impeached for opposing the re-election of Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as Mufti of Uganda. On Thursday, the Luwero District Khadi Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja summoned Ssekyanzi to appear before the Luwero Muslim Joint Committee …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ali Ndawula Ssekyanzi, the Luwero Muslim District Chairperson, has refused to attend his impeachment hearings over his opposition to the re-election of Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as Mufti of Uganda. Luwero District Khadi, Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja, summoned Ndawula to appear before the hearings scheduled for …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cases of malicious damage to property and criminal trespass related to land wrangles have dropped in Luwero district. In November 2024, Jasper Muwonge Aligawesa deployed three surveyors to survey, open the boundaries, and erect mark stones on the disputed land. But the grandchildren of …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is excitement among parents and candidates in three schools in Luwero District after the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) agreed to release the results of 216 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) candidates that had been withheld over allegations of exam malpractice. In January this …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While candidates who excelled in the 2024 Primary Leaving Examinations (P.L.E) start secondary school today, uncertainty looms over 264 pupils in Luwero District whose results were withheld. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the 2024 P.L.E results on January 23, 2025. In Luwero …
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