Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed the bail application filed by former Special Investigations Unit commander SSP Nickson Agasiirwe Karuhanga, arguing that he is a flight risk, could interfere with witnesses and investigations, and has presented weak sureties who …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Lira City are concerned about the deteriorating sanitation in and around the City abattoir, describing the facility as a public health risk that requires urgent intervention. Located at Bar-Onger Go-down, Railways ward in City East Division, the facility was originally designed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPEENDENT | Government officials cannot be held personally liable for mistakes made while performing their duties, as long as the actions were taken in good faith, a court in Kampala has ruled. In his ruling on a judicial review application filed by Kabira Aisha, a principal registrar …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All 35 candidates who sat for the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Rushabo Primary School in Kahungye Sub-County, Kabale District, have been advised to repeat the class after investigations by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) confirmed that they were involved in examination …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has declined to take sides in the ongoing war in the Middle East stating that Uganda maintains friendly relations with many countries involved in the ongoing tensions. Last week, …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has pushed back against critics within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who have questioned his loyalty to the party. He says his 15 years of service and repeated election victories for the NRM demonstrate his loyalty to the party. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Division of the High Court in Kampala has fixed March 18th 2026 to decide on the bail application by the former commandant of the Special  Investigations Unit, Nickson Agasirwe Karuhanga who is facing charges of murdering Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Iran’s use of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) places the United States and its allies in a position of economic disadvantage and depletes stocks of expensive missiles, The New York Times (NYT) reported. Advisers to US President Donald Trump have urged him to declare victory …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines has arranged a short-term solution to resume its suspended long-distance flights with the arrival of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered ET-ASI, from Ethiopian Airlines. The aircraft, scheduled to arrive this Thursday under an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) agreement, will be …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye Standards, Wildlife and Utilities Court has fined PRO Industries Pte Limited Shs75 million for polluting a wetland in Luwero District. The company, owned by an Indian investor, operates an ethanol and extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) manufacturing plant in Ndibulungi Village along the Kampala–Gulu …