Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Robert Kyazze who is currently receiving treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), returning home to celebrate Christmas with his family wasn’t an option. He just had a dose of chemotherapy for his Kaposi Sarcoma on Tuesday. Even as his next dose is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala streets were Wednesday free of the usual traffic as millions enjoyed the Christmas holiday. However, garbage seems to have replaced the Kampala dwellers in the town, and add to that rain later in the day and early Thursday, left a sorry sight. URN …
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Do a thorough due-diligence on Bonang Power, government told Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Fifteen civil society organizations (CSOs) have asked the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to share details with Ugandans that show South African energy firm, Bonang Power and Energy Pty Ltd, is technically capable and financially sound …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 6,900 cassava farmers in Acholibur Sub-county in Pader district have asked Gen. Salim Saleh, the National Coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation–OWC program to fulfill the pledges he made to them. While delivering tons of cassava cuttings to the farmers in December …
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Archbishop Lwanga, Katikiro Mayiga castigate weak Gov’t Institutions Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has asked state officials to revive an increasingly dormant state machinery, which he says is affecting effective governance in the country. According to Mayiga, strengthening the state institutions should …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 million male and 173,000 female condoms are ready for distribution nationwide during Christmas and Boxing Day, according to officials of Uganda’s ministry of health. Vastha Kibirige, the National Coordinator of the Condom Desk in the Health Ministry confirmed to URN that unlike …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Street vendors overwhelmed the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement team in downtown Kampala on Christmas eve. On Tuesday, the street vendors poured on the road between Owino Market and Mukwano Arcade stretching all the way to Ham Shopping ground, making it almost …
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It’s not all doom and gloom Kamapal, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | December 04 marked another key moment in President Yoweri Museveni’s protracted fight against corruption that has for a long time blighted Uganda’s development agenda. Flanked by several high profile government officials, religious and civil society leaders, Museveni walked …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In order to safeguard Ugandans and their property during Christmas season, Uganda police releases an annual safety guide especially for those travelling out of the city. ACP Polly Namaye, Deputy Spokesperson of Uganda Police Force, released the guide today. ALL PREMISES. Make sure all …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has re-appointed Prof. Ezra Suruma, Makerere University Chancellor ahead of the 70th graduation ceremony slated for January 2020. The former Finance and Economics Development Minister was first appointed Makerere University Chancellor in 2016. “I congratulate Professor Ezra Suruma upon his …
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