Kampala, Uganda | URN | The cabinet has passed a resolution to pay all medical interns deployed for training at different internship centers a total of sh1 million each, government revealed on Tuesday, a day after eight interns remanded while marching to parliament to demand pay were released on court bail. …

  From Uganda’s electricity transmission network to telecommunications and financial systems, INTERPOL says Africa is facing an increasingly sophisticated cybercrime threat as criminals turn their attention to critical infrastructure, reports Ronald Musoke. On August 18, 2025, the Qilin ransomware group claimed Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) as a victim. …

  OBITUARY | HENRY MUTEBE |  When news of Alex Mukulu’s death came on August 15th, many Ugandans remembered the tough judge they had watched on Yolesa Ekitone on Bukedde Television. They remembered the blunt man who rarely massaged words, the judge who could stop a performance midway and tell …

  ALEX MUKULU EXITED THE STAGE -THE BALL IS STILL ON THE PENALTY SPOT.   OBITUARY | PATRICK OYULU | I am Patrick Oyulu, and you? “My name is Tony Kasule,” he replied. That was my introduction to my new roommate in B1-6, Lumumba Hall, Makerere University, in 1992. I was …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  An investigative look into the National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF) 2008 Temangalo land acquisition has exposed a 16-year administrative gridlock, leaving billions in workers’ savings locked out of 55 contested acres.Despite NSSF holding all six legal land titles for the 463.87-acre estate, …

COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | Here in the Albanian capital Tirana, the hotel receptionists go out of their way to stress that the ongoing protests outside are entirely peaceful. Apparently, there have been quite a few room cancellations since mass demonstrations began in the spring. But ask them directly, and they …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Spiro Uganda has partnered with the Rwenzori Marathon as the event’s official Green Mobility Partner for 2026, strengthening efforts to promote cleaner transport and environmental sustainability through sport. The partnership has officially been sealed in Kampala through a Green Boda Boda ride involving …

  Calls Grow for EPS Return After Pedestrian Killed    Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT  |  Calls for the return of Uganda’s Express Penalty System (EPS) are growing after a pedestrian was killed on the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway at the weekend, with residents and motorists saying camera-backed enforcement could help curb …

  Over the last few days, we have seen media reports about Uganda Railways Corporation but not enough about the contractors behind the attempt to revamp the Railways   COMMENT | STELLA OKETCHO | Consultrans’s relationship with Uganda’s railway sector did not begin with a single contract – it began with …

  Top 4 ✳️1 Hawa WANYECHE 🇹🇿 77 77 74 228 ✳️ T2 Peace KABASWEKA 🇺🇬 78 78 73 229 ✳️ T2 Keisha KAGORO 🇺🇬 78 72 79 229 ✳️ 4 Neema OLOMI 🇹🇿 75 81 79 235 ✳️ 5 Judith KOMUGISHA 🇺🇬 77 77 82 236   Kampala, Uganda | UGU MEDIA | When Hawa …