Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers have asked Acting High Court Judge Simon Peter Kinobe to excuse himself from hearing the application for judicial review against the contested Masaka City Woman MP election vote recount. National Unity Platform’s candidate for the Masaka District Woman Member of Parliament, Rose Nalubowa, petitioned the High …

  The series introduces the Throwback 2025 Challenge to deepen financial literacy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS) has officially launched the 2025–2026 Banking and Financial Services Awareness Campaign (BAFSAC) webinar series, marking the first major activation of the campaign this year …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Christian University (UCU) community is mourning the tragic death of its dean of students affairs, Pamela Tumwebaze, who was murdered at her home in Mukono. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, Tumwebaze was attacked by unidentified assailants at her residence on …

Kampala the city known for potholes but now a city of Fibre poles and cocktail of cables COMMENT | SAM TINKA | I first came to Kampala in 1998 after I finished my S.6 exams. As usual, it’s during long vacations that one would visit relatives. I stayed with my brother …

COMMENT | BETHUEL KARANJA | From Washington to Beijing, the global economic weather is turning unpredictable. Trade rules that once anchored international commerce are fraying under the strain of protectionism, geopolitical rivalry and economic nationalism. For a small, open economy like Uganda’s, deeply plugged into global commodity markets, capital flows …

Experts warn of loss of control under ‘highly conditional’ deals   NEWS ANALYSIS | JOHN MUSENZE | A new wave of bilateral health deals with the United States is facing growing resistance across Africa, as courts, civil society groups and public-health experts question how the deals reconfigure control over health data, pathogen …

One of the clearest signs of progress is the growing transformation of district data systems NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Across the winding corridors of district health offices in Uganda, a quiet but profound transformation is taking place. It is not marked by grand announcements or sweeping reforms but by …

Here is why climate change is no longer just an environmental but a public finance issue   COMMENT | HELLEN DIANA ZAWEDDE | When harvests fail after prolonged droughts, when floods cut off roads and markets, when heat waves strain health services, and when infrastructure crumbles under extreme weather, the damage …

As EU rules tighten, EAC–SADC leaders should push for state-led traceability and regional compliance mechanisms COMMENT | JANE NALUNGA | The global trade architecture is currently undergoing a shift to one increasingly defined by stringent sustainability mandates and digital traceability requirements. This transition is most visible in the emergence of the …

  Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Government of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank Uganda have signed financing agreements worth EUR 641.1 million (Shs 2.747 trillion) to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at supporting the country’s Ten-Fold Growth Strategy and expanding the economy to USD 500 billion by …