Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Bukwo District, George Owany, has been recalled to the Office of the President with immediate effect. The action comes amid allegations that he was soliciting 109 million Shillings from SACCO leaders. There are also concerns over the manner …
Read More »Court gives DPP nod to extradition of Ugandan Katungi to the US
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed a former UPDF soldier, Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, to Luzira prison pending a decision by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs on his extradition to the United States of America. Katungi is “wanted” in the US to …
Read More »KING OYO TRIBUTE: The young Aga Khan school boy
TRIBUTE | UGHISTORY256 | It was 1999. The boy in the green Aga Khan sweater sat at the front of the class, his hand up before his classmate even finished the question. He knew the answer. His name, according to the register, was George. Outside the gate, royal guards waited. …
Read More »Hima Cement joins nation in mourning King Oyo
Kasese, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Hima Cement has joined cultural, religious and business leaders in mourning Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died in the United States on Thursday at the age of 34. The company extended its condolences to the Tooro Royal Family and …
Read More »A lot to celebrate as World Vision Uganda marks 40 years, launches 2026–2030 strategy
World Vision Uganda Commemorates 40 Years of Transforming Lives, Unveils Bold New Strategy for 2026–2030 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four decades ago, amid the ashes and uncertainty of the Luwero Triangle in 1986, World Vision Uganda began a journey of hope. What started as a response to …
Read More »Zambians have one hand on Uganda Golf Open trophy
It will be Dominic versus Musonda in Friday’s Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open pressure group Kampala, Uganda | UGU MEDIA | A forensic inquiry must be opened into how he got a bogey on the second hole on Thursday. It is the only bogey Dominic Musonda has …
Read More »How Wendi provides many lessons for Uganda’s financial sector
What Financial Inclusion Is Teaching Us About Uganda’s Economy COMMENT | ABDALLAH AZIZ EPALAT | It is easy, from inside the formal financial sector, to define inclusion in terms of accounts opened, transaction volumes or numbers reached. But when you work closely with communities that have traditionally operated …
Read More »🟥 Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo is dead!
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Tooro Kingdom announced that King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV is dead. The sad news was delivered to the country in an official communication from Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister, Calvin Armstrong Rwomire Akiiki, following a wave of speculation on …
Read More »Musonda tames Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Open Day 3
Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Zambian Dominic Musonda tamed the par 72 Kitante course today with a stunning 64 (8 under par) to take full charge of the Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Open in its penultimate round. What should worry his closest rivals, who are 6 and 11 shots …
Read More »Uncertainty as reports indicate King Oyo in ICU in US hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Tooro Kingdom has revealed that King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV is critically ill and asked the public to pray for him. In an official communication from Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister, Calvin Armstrong Rwomire Akiiki, following a wave of …
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