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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss with costs a petition filed by his rival, Robert Kasibante, challenging his victory in the 2026 presidential election, arguing that the petition is legally defective and unsupported by evidence. Museveni’s response was filed on …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NUP Leader  Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has said that he is still being hunted by Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of President Museveni, to harm him. Since the 16th of this month, Kyagulanyi and the CDF …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least three people have died, and one person has been hospitalized following an accident on Sunday evening in Mbale City. The incident occurred around 6:00 PM in Nakaloke, opposite Ideal Girls High School along the Mbale–Soroti Highway. Eyewitnesses said the accident happened during a …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has retained control of local government leadership in the Tooro Sub-region after winning all District Local Council V chairperson seats in elections held on Thursday. Ugandans voted in another phase of the 2026 General Elections, electing district chairpersons, city mayors, …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga, a former Mukono District LC V candidate, has decided to petition the court to challenge what he describes as “blatant and shameless electoral fraud” that allegedly robbed him of victory in Friday’s district chairperson elections.  Addressing a press conference at his …

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What was meant to be a solemn farewell for Stella Apolot Isodo, former Ngora District Woman MP, turned into a forum for opposition leaders and MPs to raise alarms over alleged vote rigging and electoral fraud. Isodo was laid to rest at her home in …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty-five percent of fish farmers in Kitgum District have abandoned their fishponds in recent seasons, as the high cost of commercial fish feed and prolonged heat make aquaculture economically unviable. Alfred Omony, the Kitgum District Fisheries Officer, told Uganda Radio Network (URN) that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has, this time, almost shared the number of Kampala City Hall councillor positions with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), following the 2026 local government elections. According to results declared by the District Electoral Commission, outcomes from the five …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Women’s Democracy Network (WDN) has selected former legislator and Deputy Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Beatrice Kiraso, as the 2026 recipient of the Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick Award, in recognition of her outstanding leadership in advancing women’s political participation and democratic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As voters elsewhere lined up to choose district chairpersons and councillors, large parts of Ankole watched the election unfold from the sidelines. In six of the sub-region’s twelve districts, and one city, the ballot paper never reached voters’ hands because by the time nomination …