COMMENT | OFWONO OPONDO | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has just suffered a heavy defeat in the Kawempe Division North parliamentary byelection held last week to replace Muhammad Ssegirinya. Through many of our own missteps, Ssegirinya made a great name for himself, and now, even in death, he …
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LIVE – 7pm ✳ Uganda 🇺🇬 1 Guinea 🇬🇳 0 HALF TIME Namboole, Uganda | FUFA.COM | Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put and captain Khalid Aucho have called for unity and solid support ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification Group G return leg encounter against Guinea tonight at Namboole Stadium. Both sides …
Read More »KIDNAP: 12 arrested after demanding sh25m ransom for 7-year-old-boy
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police flying squad in Masaka district have arrested twelve people in connection with the kidnapping of a seven-year-old boy and demanding a 25 million shillings ransom. The victim, who is a pupil at Ddimo Primary school in Kyesiiga sub-county, Masaka district, went missing …
Read More »Urgent call for action as Uganda commemorates World TB, Leprosy Day
In 2021, Uganda reported an estimated 98,000 new TB cases, translating to an incidence rate of 227 cases per 100,000 population. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has today joined the rest of the world in marking World Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Day. The national event was hosted at …
Read More »Julius Kyazze embarks on a new media chapter with NRG
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | AfriDigital, the parent company of NRG Uganda, has announced that Julius Kyazze, one of the continent’s leading figures in entertainment and creative business, has officially embarked on a new chapter in his business career, entering the world of youth-driven broadcast media through a strategic …
Read More »Court sets April 4 to hear Eron Kiiza’s bail application
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court’s Criminal Division has set April 4th as the date for a ruling on the bail application of lawyer Eron Kiiza. Eron Kiiza on Tuesday appeared before the High Court Criminal Division Judge Michael Elubu for a hearing of his bail application. …
Read More »Focus turns to Africa Junior Golf tourney after Uganda’s stunning Victoria Cup triumph
VICTORIA CUP WINNERS 🟢 2016 – Kenya 🟢 2017 – Kenya 🟢 2018 – Kenya 🟢 2019 – Uganda 🟢 2020-2021 – Not held due to COVID-19 🟢 2022 – Kenya 🟢 2023 – Not held due to technicalities 🟢 2024 – Stalemate 🟢 2025 – Uganda Kampala, Uganda | …
Read More »Trump says he may ‘give a lot of countries breaks’ on tariffs
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that he may “give a lot of countries breaks” on tariffs, as his April 2 deadline to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on U.S. trading partners draws closer. “I may give a lot of countries breaks, but it’s reciprocal,” Trump told …
Read More »SADC: Tshisekedi and Kagame meet again over DRC war
Three former Presidents to join Uhuru Kenyatta and Obasanjo to facilitate talks to end war in eastern DRC 🟥 5-member Panel of Facilitators ✳ Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria ✳ Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya ✳ Kgalema Motlanthe, S. Africa (NEW member) ✳ Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopia (NEW member) ✳ Catherine Panza, CAR (NEW member) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT …
Read More »Security bursts fake cement ‘factory’, seize 700 bags
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security operatives from the Internal Security Organization (ISO) and the Uganda Police Force have raided a cement adulteration ‘factory’ in Tororo district, seizing over 700 bags of counterfeit cement and arresting five suspects in connection with the illegal operation. The cement was confiscated from …
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