🟥 Provisional results 22,758 polling stations out of 50,739 polling 🟥 Top 4 Museveni Tibuhaburwa Yoweri 3,960,438 votes (76.25%) Kyagulanyi Robert 1,312,047 (19.85 %) Nandala Mafabi James 108,301 votes Mungisha Gregory Muntu Oyera 29,504 votes Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission has released the second batch of provisional …
Read More »UGANDA: Millions cast their vote, election day ends peacefully
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Uganda’s general election day ended Thursday with voters casting ballots for the presidency and parliament amid tight security. The Electoral Commission has started announcing results, with final results set for Saturday. According to the Electoral Commission, the country’s electoral body, voting in most areas ended …
Read More »ELECTIONS: Internet shutdown due in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission executive director Nyombi Thembo will at a special press conference Tuesday evening officially confirm a directive to all licensed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to temporarily suspend several telecommunications services, citing security concerns ahead of Thursday’s …
Read More »Museveni’s expected win will deepen succession and Gen-Z challenges
Pressure to deliver economic improvement for young people – and questions over his succession – will define the president’s seventh term if he wins as expected NEWS ANALYSIS | FERGUS KELL | Ugandans will go to the polls on Jan.15. Two weeks after election day will mark the 40th anniversary …
Read More »South African Netflix star Thapelo Mokoena to visit Uganda next month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South African actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur Thapelo Mokoena will visit Uganda from 12th to 16th February 2026. The five-day visit, organised by Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) and the Ikon Film and Television Awards, is a part of the 2026 Ikon Film and Television Awards roadmap, …
Read More »Museveni campaigns in Bukonzo East, advocates for commercial agriculture and tourism
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Monday campaigned in Bukonzo East, Kasese District, where he called on residents to embrace commercial agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing as key drivers of wealth creation and job growth. Addressing supporters, President Museveni said peace and stability had laid a strong …
Read More »Inside Uganda’s video halls, ‘video jokers’ transform Hollywood blockbusters into local entertainment
SPECIAL FEATURE | DAMIEN POLLARD | If you walk into a video hall in Uganda your attention will probably go straight to a person sitting at the front of the audience. Speaking rapidly into a microphone, they comment loudly and continuously, often drowning out the sound of the film …
Read More »Ugandans hail Kiplimo after historic third straight world cross country gold
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandans have showered praise on long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo after he clinched a historic third consecutive gold medal at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday. Kiplimo won the senior men’s 10km title in 28:18, finishing ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi, …
Read More »Uganda’s energy and extractives sector poised for growth in 2026
Kampala, Uganda | As 2025 closed, Uganda’s energy and extractives sector reached a pivotal moment, driven by accelerated infrastructure delivery, regulatory reform, and a strategic push to convert natural resource potential into economic growth. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development framed the year not as a series of isolated …
Read More »Museveni tips Busoga on intensive, extensive farming
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models in order to overcome household poverty and fully benefit from Uganda’s growing agricultural economy. Meeting National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Busoga in Iganga, …
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