Union Transport Alliance launches Union Online Duuka, powered by Rukapay   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Katonga Hall at Hotel Africana today was filled with smiles. The mood was euphoric. One could sense that a final piece of the jigsaw puzzle in raising the profile of Uganda’s …

  WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The U.S. national debt has surpassed 40 trillion dollars for the first time in history, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday. The data shows that debt held by the public and intragovernmental holdings stood at 32.266 trillion dollars and 7.782 trillion …

  Lamwo, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS | In Apyeta Parish, Lamwo District, maize is still grown, but for 46-year-old farmer Kenneth Akena, it is no longer the only crop he depends on. After years of uncertain returns from maize farming, Akena has added something new to his 3-acre land in …

ANALYSIS | URN | Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, has called for sweeping reforms of the world body, stronger intervention in armed conflicts and greater efforts to ensure emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence benefit all of humanity. Otunnu made the case for his candidacy on …

  COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU |  Anyone who watched Olara Otunnu face the UN General Assembly in this week’s interactive dialogue saw something different in modern diplomacy. He answered hard questions without notes, without hedging, and without losing his composure, meeting probing queries from ambassadors with clarity and, occasionally, his characteristic …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Police are investigating what may have triggered the deadly attack on five children in Kalungu Bunga, Ggaba Parish, after new details emerged about the events leading to the deaths of two siblings and the serious injury of three others. Investigators are examining witness accounts of a …

    Uganda Truck union leader Asadu Musisi Sentongo calls for EAC intervention   Juba, South Sudan | URN | Six Ugandan truck drivers are missing after armed men reportedly abducted them and seized their trucks in Bor Town, Jonglei State, South Sudan. The drivers were reportedly abducted between Tuesday …

    Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady Janet Museveni has today welcomed international evangelist Bishop Dr LaDonna C. Osborn at State House Entebbe. She is here for Pastor Patience Rwabwogo’s consecration as an Episcopal bishop on August 23. It is one of the first public appearances for the …

  The Ugandan who helped shape the UN’s succession game now wants to win it   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | There is a delicious piece of irony in Olara Otunnu’s surprising bid to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Ugandan diplomat is now preparing to campaign …

  Spy Camera Hidden in Power Bank Used to Record Besigye, Court Told. The witness further testified that Wakayima allegedly proposed detonating a hand grenade at Café Javas along Acacia Avenue in Kampala because government officials were said to frequent the premises.   Kampala, Uganda | URN | A covert camera …