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Muhoozi’s hot tweets

Should the General be banned from social media? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has a new moniker. He is now called “The Tweeting General”. It is a joke on his rather choice tweets. But Gen. Muhoozi’s tweets are no jokes. His latest controversial tweet …

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Security forces start forceful eviction of Balaalo from West Nile

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces of the Uganda Police and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have embarked on forceful eviction of Balaalo herdsmen from the West Nile sub-region. The exercise which has commenced with Pakwach district that hosts the biggest number of the herdsmen in the …

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IN THE INDEPENDENT: Muhoozi’s hot tweets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Muhoozi’s hot tweets: Should the General be banned from social media? THE LAST WORD On Mao’s Twitter war: How the radical extremism of NUP is the best recruiting ground for Museveni COMMENT Ukraine …

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Museveni calls for more Turkish investments in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called on Turkish investors to get more involved in Uganda’s nascent mineral sector for it to realise its full potential. Museveni made the remarks while meeting Turkish investors led by the Turkish Ambassador to Uganda, Fikret Kerem Alp at State House …

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Museveni tasks local council leaders on Emyooga funds

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked local council leaders to take advantage of Emyooga funds to promote financial empowerment for women. Emyooga is a presidential wealth creation program launched in 2019 to lift at least 68 percent of Ugandans “from subsistence to market-oriented production. While addressing …

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MPs demand comprehensive forensic audit of Soroti fruit factory

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has recommended a forensic audit of the services and supplies, management and financial transactions of Soroti Fruit Factory Limited. In August 2012, government represented by Uganda Development Corporation-UDC together with Korea International Cooperation Agency-KOICA entered into a memorandum …

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Museveni bans land evictions without RDC’s consent

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned all land evictions in the country that are carried out without the consent of the Resident City/District Commissioners. In a statement issued by the presidential deputy spokesperson Faruk Kirunda, Museveni said the District Security Committees-DSC which are headed by …

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