Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has hit out hard against the United States and the United Kingdom embassies for issuing advisories to their citizens not to travel to Uganda over terrorism concerns. In a statement, about the just concluded Nyege Nyege festival in Jinja districts, Museveni …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region confirmed the detention of 35 suspects arrested for their involvement in various criminal behavior during the Nyege-Nyege festival held from November 9th to 12th, 2023. The suspects have been screened and are currently held at Jinja City’s Nalufenya police …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Geoffrey Katsigazi has reassured the general public of maximum security despite recent terror alerts issued by the United Kingdom and the United States governments. Early this week the UK and US issued travel advisories cautioning their nationals against …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and Minister for East African Community Affairs Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is slated to officially open the eighth edition of the Uganda Waragi Nyege Nyege festival on Thursday 9th November 2023 in Jinja. The festival that runs up …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint planning meeting between the government and the private sector was held yesterday at the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity ahead of the 8th edition of the Nyege Nyege festival that is happening from November 9th to 12th in Jinja City. The meeting was …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The city of Jinja has partnered with the organisers of the Nyege Nyege Festival to capitalize on business opportunities for the city’s residents and businesses. As a result, the festival will be held in Jinja from the 9th – 12th of November at four conjoined …
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Itanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspects are in custody at Buwenge central police station in Jinja district for allegedly attacking a French national, Quentin Perie Jolu, 33, at the ongoing Nyege-Nyege festival. The suspects are Walker Enyonyozi, 27, a student of Makerere University Business School-MUBS Jinja campus, Eddy Ssekamwa, …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has stressed that leaders fighting against the Nyege Nyege festival to start on Thursday at the Itanda falls in Butagaya sub county, Jinja district want to economically sabotage Busoga sub region. While representing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations for the controversial Nyege-Nyege festival are draging on in Jinja despite the uncertainty surrounding the event. The four-day festival was planned to start on Thursday September 15, and run uninterrupted until September 19, 2022. The event organizers announced that they have lined up about …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has overruled Parliament, and given organisers of the Nyege Nyege international festival a green light for it to go ahead as planned September 15th to 18th, 2022. “We have tasked the Ministry of Ethics and Integrity, as …
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