Entebbe, Uganda |  Phillip Corry | Mulungi Sseruwo, returned to the club house at Entebbe Club with the lowest score of 63 nett to claim the October MTN Monthly Tee on Saturday. The handicap 28 player beat a field of 188 men and ladies golfers at East Africa’s oldest golf …

The man with a regional foot-print who changed Kenya without ever ruling it NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES |  Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in the post-independence politics of Kenya, the East African region, and the African …

  Can he be first to run marathon under 2hrs? COVER STORY | BY AGENCIES | Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, in just his second ever competitive run over 42.195KM, dominated to win the men’s 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23. That win has reawakened a question that Sean Ingle, the …

COMMENT | MUTESI BRENDA | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) launched its “WETEREZeeee” amnesty campaign in July 2025, urging households and businesses with illegal or tampered electricity connections to legalize their supply by September 30, 2025, without penalties. UEDCL’s Managing Director called it a “one-off opportunity” to enhance safety and …

COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | The National Unity Platform (NUP) manifesto is a treatise of grievances. Manifestos are supposed to be public declarations of policies and aims of a political party or candidate, not a bill of complaints. It is not that there are no legitimate grievances against President Museveni’s …

A new survey shows global companies are accelerating their hiring from Africa’s tech hubs, with 93% highlighting plans to ramp up hiring from the continent. The report underscores Africa’s growing role in remote work. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | When power flickers in Eldoret, some 311 kilometres northwest from …

President Hassan runs an electoral authoritarian state via crackdowns, censorship and opposition harassment COMMENT | DAN PAGET | As Tanzania’s national elections approach, a familiar humdrum of coverage has emerged. It goes like this. In its crackdowns, censorship and harassment of the opposition, Tanzania is becoming increasingly repressive. President Samia …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua |  Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across 2,700 U.S. cities and towns on Saturday for the second round of the nationwide “No Kings” protests, the largest single-day demonstration in American history. Following the first nationwide “No Kings” protest on June 14, …

  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Golf coach Flavia Namakula is confident she has assembled a Ugandan national ladies’ team capable of making a mark in regional competitions. “The team is mentally prepared for the challenge. Our goal is to win the upcoming tournament and show the significant progress being made …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanqueray is stepping up Kampala’s daytime social scene with the launch of Showtime. This first-of-its-kind bi-monthly daytime culinary experience will bring to life masterful cocktail artistry, culinary creativity and high fashion into one luxury showstopping experience. The first edition is slated for October 25th at …