Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Kampala-based lawyer Drake Twebaze Katabazi to Luzira Prison over charges of conspiring with others, including Kampala District Land Board Chairman David Balondemu, to defraud an American company of over Shs2 billion. On Tuesday, Grade One Magistrate Alex …
Read More »Gunmen kidnap, kill Rotarian in Mukono
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gunmen dressed in military uniform over the weekend kidnapped and killed a Compassion International official before dumping his body by the roadside near a railway line in Namumira village, Mukono Central Division. The victim, Godfrey Wayengera, 45, lived in Nsuube A village and served as …
Read More »Kansai Plascon donates sh25 million in paint to Naguru Reception Centre
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kansai Plascon Uganda has donated sh25 million worth of paint to the Naguru Reception Centre, a government institution housing and rehabilitating vulnerable children. The donation, made in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kololo, will facilitate the refurbishment of the center, creating a more …
Read More »Muyingo keeps supporters guessing ahead of 2026 elections
Muyingo revealed that he had earlier consulted with President Yoweri Museveni, who advised him to focus on his duties at the Education Ministry. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, says he is yet to decide whether to contest for the Bamunanika …
Read More »Ssenyonyi protests express penalties as Kampala CBD hit by traffic jam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has written to the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, over the recently implemented automated electronic penalty system—EPS. Motorists today blamed the massive jams that hit the Kampala City Central Business District …
Read More »Live bullets rock NUP offices
Makerere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have fired in the air to disperse a section of National Unity Platform supporters at the Makerere-Kavule offices. Chaos erupted on Tuesday when a group of National Unity Platform supporters from Nansana municipality, escorting candidate Steven Kaweesi, held a procession along Bombo Road …
Read More »Uganda’s Dr Mutikanga elected Vice President of global dam commission
Dr. Eng. Harrison Mutikanga’s election comes at a critical juncture, as dam development in the country and across Africa accelerates to meet growing demands for hydropower, irrigation, flood control, and water supply Chengdu, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Dr. Harrison Mutikanga is the new Vice President of the International …
Read More »Religious leaders revive push for national health insurance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has raised concern that the country’s continued failure to implement a National Health Insurance Scheme could result in severe consequences, especially as international donors withdraw funding from critical health programs. Speaking at the launch of the upcoming Family …
Read More »Manafwa man thanks God after sh29m compensation for house destroyed by presidential helicopter
“All of this was only possible because of the professionalism of the force and the careful handling of the citizens as continuously guided by President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the UPDF,” said Maj. Newton Isaac Namazima Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Godwin …
Read More »Longest serving Museveni private secretary plans to contest for Woman MP Gulu City
Not decided if to run on NRM ticket Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judith Obina, the private secretary in charge of political affairs to President Yoweri Museveni, has resigned from her position and declared her intention to contest for the Gulu City Woman Member of Parliament seat in the …
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