NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, has made his first reshuffle of 2025, affecting seven senior police officers. The reshuffle includes the transfer of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Geoffrey Musana, who has been moved from the Directorate of Welfare and Production …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North constituency Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya, has passed away. According to the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya, Ssegirinya breathed his last at Rubaga Hospital this morning He promised to provide more details later. Ssegirinya, who was a member of NUP, has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has clarified the pressing concern among parents, teachers, and students: which curriculum will be adopted for Senior Five as students transition from the new competence-based lower secondary curriculum to upper secondary education? In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has surpassed its expected revenue collection for the first half of the financial year 2024/25 by 322 billion Shillings. URA collected 15.2 billion between July and December 2024, surpassing its target of 14.9 billion Shillings. “This 102.16 percent achievement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hajat Sharifa Buzeki, the new Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, has promised to digitalize public transport in Kampala to solve the problem of traffic jams in the city. During her speech after taking the oath and assuming office on Wednesday, Buzeki acknowledged that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has so far received 2,700 National Identification Card Mass Renewal and Registration exercise kits, out of the required 5,665. This follows the arrival of the second batch on Monday, containing 1,700 kits. The first consignment was received …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Onduparaka Football Club (FC) Fans and Management have re-launched a bid to acquire a Mini Bus for the team worth shs250 Million before the next season. Onduparaka FC, popularly known as the Caterpillars, rose to prominence in 2011 under the leadership of Benjamin Nyakuni before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roke Telkom, a home-grown telecommunications and cloud solutions provider has today announced its partnership with the Black Pirates Rugby Club with over Ushs. 450 million Uganda shillings sponsorship for the Club, ahead of the upcoming Rugby season. This sponsorship aims to promote the growth …

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pallisa District have arrested 30 suspects in connection to the murder of a witch doctor, George William Malinga. The suspects, including Francis Okello, Rashid Omaido Edrisa, Edrisa Omaido Junior, Peter Odongo, Hadson Opoloti, and Francis Odongo among others, were apprehended following the discovery of …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elison Karuhanga, one of the candidates vying for the position of Uganda Law Society (ULS) representative to the Judicial Service Commission is mooting major reforms in appointing judicial officers to strengthen the independence of the judiciary. Speaking to a fraternity of lawyers in Masaka …