SUNDAY RESULTS: NN Mission Marathon top 10 1. Kipchoge, Eliud (KEN) 02:04:30 2. Korir, Jonathan (KEN) 02:06:40 3. Kifle, Goitom (ERI) 02:08:07 4. Kacheran, Philemon 02:08:47 5. Kiprotich, Stephen (UGA) 02:09:04 6. Kusuro, Geoffrey (UGA) –02:09:53 7. Sang, Mathew (KEN) 02:09:54 8. Chemonges, Filex (UGA) 02:09:59 9. Tewelde, Hiskel …
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2021 EAC congress of accountants exposes economic integration opportunities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda on April 14-16, hosted the third East African Congress of Accountants to deliberate about economic integration issues. The congress that attracted about 1,000 participants both online and physical, was held at a time Ugandan …
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The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline is a project with multiple dire social, economic and environmental impacts COMMENT | VANESSA NAKATE AND LANDRY NINTERETSE | Dear Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, building the world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline in the midst of a climate …
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First round of oral argument ✳ Tuesday 20 April 2021 11.30 to 6 p.m. (DRC) ✳ Thursday 22 April 2021 11.30 to 6 p.m. (Uganda) The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, today started public …
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Access to Kenyan market still a pain for Ugandan traders Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan traders had high hopes when Betty Maina, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development visited Uganda on a recent weeklong bilateral visit. The local traders hoped that the key issues that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly elected President of the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) Dr Daniel Kasibule and his predecessor Dr Syliva Baluka have called on government to recognize the role their members can play in improving the general health of the country. They called for greater Government concern on …
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UN Human rights experts sound alarm over Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations have called on the government of Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on its political opponents that begun in the lead-up to the disputed January general elections and continues to suppress …
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📌 POLICE CID REPORT 2020 • 4,460 killed in 20 months • 547 persons lynched • 1,358 death via assaults • 547 hit with blunt objects • Majority are assault, poisoning, arson, shooting, mob action 📌 OTHERS • Sh15 billion lost in cybercrimes • Sh4 billion lost in fraudulent land deals • 3,516 motorcycles stolen, …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people accused of burning beehives in Mt. Elgon National Park are in custody at Mbale Central police station. The suspects are Charles Matasanga also known as ranger, Michael Natsambwa, Amon Manyali, Julius Nakhwashe, Rashid Majeme, Yefsa Matsanga and Richard Kamana, all residents …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan laws don’t provide for the child to child sex offence. However, an adolescent who sexually abuses a child below their age is still liable to answer for aggravated defilement, Masindi based High Court Judge, Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa has ruled. The ruling stems from …
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