Jinja, Uganda | URN | The Inspector General Of Government has directed the outgoing Jinja Southern Division mayor Nasser Ashiraf and 21 other staff to refund sh33.7 million that they irregularly received in the form of allowances. According to the IGG, the money was meant to facilitate supervision of different government …
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Moroto, Uganda | URN | Cattle rustling in Karamoja fell by 12.9% in 2025, with joint security forces recovering 2,197 of the 2,375 cattle stolen, according to new police statistics. However, the same report recorded zero cases of animal theft in the sub-region, sparking concern from local leaders who say …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Court of Appeal has ruled that decisions of the High Court made in the exercise of its revisionary powers, including judicial review orders, are final and cannot be appealed. The ruling arose from an appeal challenging a decision by Justice Jane Frances Abodo, who had …
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Inside the 2026/27 revenue push, public pushback, and the battle over fairness NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 2, Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), presented a raft of tax proposals to Parliament to finance a proposed Shs 84 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial …
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COMMENT | PAUL KYAMBADDE | Retirement is often imagined as a season of rest, reflection, and freedom after decades of hard work. Yet for many people today, it arrives with a knot of anxiety rather than a sigh of relief. The central fear is painfully simple: What if my …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | A prolonged crisis in Uganda’s tea sector—marked by financial strain, market challenges, and weak regulation—has forced the government to step in with new laws and a planned 310 billion shillings investment to revive the industry. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, said the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has at its 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Hotel Africana launched digital membership identification cards (IDs), a modern solution designed to enhance member experience, accessibility, and engagement. The digital IDs, which offer multiple user benefits, will enable members to …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Christopher Onyum Okello, the 39-year-old accused of the gruesome murder of four toddlers at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, pleaded not guilty Monday morning as his trial commenced. Okello faces four counts of murder, contrary to Sections 171 and 172 of the Penal Code Act. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has issued a scathing condemnation of the country’s criminal justice system, alleging it has devolved into a tool for selective political persecution that protects the powerful while “crushing” ordinary citizens. The criticism follows public remarks by President Yoweri Museveni during an …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s place in an increasingly contested global order will come under scrutiny at a two-day geopolitics conference set for April 15–16 at Makerere University, as policymakers and analysts debate whether the continent is shaping or being shaped by intensifying external interest. The conference to be …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
