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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank joined residents, business partners and other stakeholders at Akright City on Entebbe Road to mark the development’s 20th anniversary through a marathon celebrating two decades of planned urban growth and its contribution to Uganda’s transformation. Held on July 14, under the theme, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Glovo has appointed Kolawole Adeniyi as its new General Manager for Uganda, as the company deepens its investment in the country’s growing digital economy and on-demand delivery sector, it said on July 16. The appointment marks a new phase in Glovo’s efforts to strengthen partnerships …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s military is arbitrarily arresting government critics, holding them incommunicado and using politically motivated prosecutions to silence dissent, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The rights organization alleges that since mid-June 2026, security forces have unlawfully detained at least five critics of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has begun the mandatory 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free after discharging the country’s last Ebola patient from the Mulago National Isolation Centre. Health officials described the discharge as a major milestone in containing the outbreak but warned that the response is not yet …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Despite police denying knowledge of the whereabouts of former Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, a highly placed source insists that the Mpigi District Police Commander supervised the operation that led to his arrest on Friday. Kivumbi was intercepted near Mpigi Police Station while …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Airtel Africa’s CEO, Sunil Taldar, has announced the telco’s commitment to connecting 5,000 schools across its operating countries in Africa to the internet by 2027 through its philanthropic arm, Airtel Africa Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). So far, the $57m …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Encouraging girls to stay in school is one of the most effective ways of preventing teenage pregnancy, according to education and sexual and reproductive health experts.nThey argue that classrooms remain one of the strongest protective environments for adolescent girls. Eva Nakimuli, Programme Officer at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of politician Abraham Luzzi have renewed calls for greater recognition of what they describe as his contribution to governance and public sector reform, arguing that several proposals he championed have since gained traction in government. Among the reforms associated with Luzzi is a …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala has ruled that the Inspector General of Government-IGG has no power to summon an advocate in order to provide information on his or her clients. In a ruling by Acting Judge Simon Peter Kinobe, the court said advocates enjoys immunity …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court adjourned the treason trial of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, for two weeks to allow them to choose lawyers under the State Brief Scheme. The adjournment came after prosecutors completed disclosure of the evidence they intend …