Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 6,900 refugees have received new attestation forms and ration cards at the end of the first phase of a countrywide biometric verification exercise that started on March 1, 2018 in the Oruchinga refugee settlement in Uganda’s South-West region. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, …
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THIS WEEK: UCC asked to investigate unregistered SIM cards Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been directed to investigate the existence of active SIM cards that are not properly registered. This follows the kidnap and murder of Susan Magara granddaughter to former First Deputy …
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THIS WEEK: Do not repeat mistakes in Somalia – Museveni urges UN Security Council Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called upon the United Nations Security Council not to repeat previous mistakes made in Somalia. Museveni made the remarks at the Summit of Heads of State …
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THIS WEEK: Museveni makes promotions in the army Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces has promoted over 1380 officers and militants to various ranks. The promotions that were approved by the president upon recommendation of the Commissions Board on Mar.03 saw …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned members of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) on the habit of non repayment of loans saying it is the reason why many SACCOs and credit institutions have collapsed. This was contained in his speech read by the State …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A total of 308 Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA-U), 33 Accounting Technicians (AT-U) and an additional of 13 students completed the Certified Tax Advisor (CTA) course during the June and November 2017 examinations sittings organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Former Bubulo county Member of Parliament Tony Kipoi Nsubuga was Friday charged before Nakawa Magistrate Court, with attempted Human trafficking of over 20 people from Bukedea District to the DR. Congo. Kipoi was produced before Chief Magistrate Jamson Karemani, and pleaded not guilty to the …
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Lancaster, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | A Lancaster University alumna has been awarded a life-changing prize for literature. Dr Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has been awarded the 2018 Windham-Campbell Prize in Fiction, which includes a grant of $165,000 (Sh603 million) to support her writing. Jennifer, a Ugandan novelist and short story …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Security: How sacking Kayihura, Tumukunde leaves Museveni weaker. THE LAST WORD The fall of Kayihura: Why the firing of the IGP has more to do with Kampala-Kigali relations than crime in Uganda. EDUCATION Failing …
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Mityana, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has said that women are the base of society and, therefore, should not be marginalized. Museveni made the remarks during the celebrations to mark International Women’s Day held at Busuubizi Core Primary Teachers’ College in Mityana district on Thursday. This year’s …
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