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TORTURE: MP Nambooze sues government

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke has sued government for alleged torture during debate on the Constitutional Amendment Act 2018, which scrapped the presidential age limit. She has instituted a suit in the Civil Division of High Court through her lawyer; Erias Lukwago …

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Nakasongola DISO accused of vandalising gov’t vehicles

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Nakasongola District Internal Security Officer Samuel Alasamu Akankwasa is in trouble over alleged vandalism of district vehicles. Nakasongola Central Police Station is investigating the DISO and others for vandalizing cars belonging to Nakasongola district before stealing its parts. On Saturday, Akankwasa narrowly survived being shot …

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WHO applauds Rwanda’s Ebola preparedness efforts

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus last week commended Rwanda on its ongoing Ebola preparedness efforts and confirmed that no cases of Ebola have been reported from the country to date. “Rwanda has been proactive and engaged in Ebola preparedness at all levels since the …

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Makerere University Freedom Square fenced off

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students and alumni of Makerere University have questioned the motive behind the erection of metal bars across the Freedom Square. The square, which lies in the space between the University’s administrative block –the Main Building, the University Main Library and the School of Social …

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Uganda cranes team returns home today

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT |  Part of the Uganda Cranes team will arrive back in the country on Sunday afternoon after exiting the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. Decolas Kiiza, the head of finance at the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) told URN that some …

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