MTN Uganda, in partnership with WWF Uganda, will this weekend send the winners of the inaugural Pachi Panda Innovation Challenge to South Africa to compete in the continental finals. In this third instalment of the three-part Pachi Panda series, we highlight Bottle for Cash Eco-Drop, an innovation that seeks transform …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has emerged with the majority of LCIII chairperson positions across several districts. In Mukono District, the Electoral Commission has finally declared LCIII chairperson winners in all contested sub-counties, with NRM candidates taking the lion’s share of the seats. Mukuno District …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Western Uganda, Jolly Jacklyn Tukamushaba, has been produced before the court in Kabale and formally charged with incitement to violence. Tukamushaba was presented before the court as the state simultaneously faced a pending application challenging her …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Lina Zedriga, the Deputy President for Northern Uganda of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has resurfaced after nearly a month incommunicado and is appearing before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Gulu this morning. Zedriga, 68, appeared before the Chief Magistrate Augustine Alule, where …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has applied to the Supreme Court of Uganda for permission to withdraw his petition challenging the results of the 2026 presidential election, citing prohibitive costs and the technical complexity of pursuing the case. In a Notice of Motion filed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the wake of President Yoweri Museveni’s decisive re-election in January 2026, where he secured more than 71 percent of the vote and extended his four-decade rule, political focus is shifting to the leadership of the 12th Parliament, scheduled to convene in May. While …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, has issued a two-week ultimatum to street vendors to vacate Kampala’s streets, warning that strict enforcement will resume after the grace period. The directive follows more than three months of congestion caused by thousands of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Odrek Rwabwogo, chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Export and Industrial Development (PACEID), says Uganda is seeking to regain and expand access to the United States market following the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Rwabwogo says the extension restores …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastoralists in Karamoja are grappling with a deepening crisis as water sources dry up under scorching temperatures, threatening both livestock and livelihoods. Their traditional way of life—once shaped by predictable rainfall and pasture—is increasingly being disrupted by climate change, which is taking a heavy toll …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sam Wamimbi, the Aligoli Sub-County National Resistance Movement-NRM Chairperson in Bukedea District, has died following violent clashes during the LCIII elections. The altercation reportedly involved supporters of both the NRM and independent candidates. According to sources, the violence began on Tuesday evening when Wamimbi and …