Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned two Appellate Court twin buildings to host the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal which have been in rented premises since Independence. The buildings located in the middle of Kampala at Plot 2 were commissioned on Thursday. …
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WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | China Communications Construction Corporation (CCCC) on Tuesday started a two-week training program for local foremen and engineers in Uganda’s central district of Wakiso. According to the CCCC, the “Seagull Talent Training Project” is organized with the support of Wuhan City Polytechnic in central China’s Hubei …
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Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kaabong district have asked for security deployment along the borderline between Uganda and Kenya to counter Turkana warriors. According to residents, the Turkana warriors have continued terrorizing the communities and their efforts to track cows that enter the Kenyan are futile. They also …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda will send five teams to the 2024 International School Sport Federation (ISF) Football World Cup in China. The global tournament will take place from May 17 to 27 in Dalian, northeast China. Justus Mugisha, president of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), told …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ambassador of Israel to Kenya, who also oversees diplomatic relations in the four countries of Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and Seychelles, Michael Lotem has expressed gratitude for efforts by Ugandans in the continued fight against terrorism. While addressing journalists after paying a courtesy visit to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Most Reverend Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda has warned the government against dictating on tuition without consulting foundation bodies. Recently, the Ministry of Education and Sports threatened to close schools should they defy government guidelines and increase school …
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The country’s total export values to the UK have been on a declining trend from US$ £42.3m in 2011 to £13.6m in 2023, most agricultural products Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda cut flower exports now have access to the United Kingdom market tariff-free following the latter’s decision to suspend …
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ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Up until January, this year, Widat Muhammed Ali, 37, was a practicing lawyer in Sudan. She lived happily with her husband of 11 years, who is also a lawyer, together with their children who were studying at an international school. Then fighting erupted between two rival …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has welcomed a move by World Athletics to reward gold medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Earlier this week, World Athletics announced that each of the 48 athletics events at the Paris Olympics will see its gold medal …
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SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is poised to reduce its carbon emissions by an additional 8000 tons, following the installation of a new Biomass steam plant by Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL). This reduction marks another stride towards the country’s revised target of reducing greenhouse gas output by 24.7 percent …
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