Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A government programme meant to rebuild lives in Karamoja has instead left communities counting losses. Approved in 2021 with nearly 40 billion shillings, the Karamoja Goat Initiative promised livestock and dignity to former cattle rustlers who had laid down their arms. In Abim District, …

Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Denis Hamson Obua, the outgoing Ajuri County Member of Parliament and Government Chief Whip, has broken political tradition by responding to electoral defeat with prayer and thanksgiving, even as critics mocked him for losing his seat. Obua lost the Ajuri County parliamentary race by a …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justine Nameere, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, has been declared the elected Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament following a vote recount exercise. The three-day vote recount exercise, presided over by Masaka Chief Magistrate Albert Asiimwe and concluded on Sunday night, overturned the earlier …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that if Iran does not reach a deal over its nuclear program, “we’ll find out” whether Iran’s supreme leader was correct in predicting that a U.S. attack on the country would spark a regional war. Iran’s Supreme …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For decades, Karamoja stood on the margins of Uganda’s political and economic life, defined more by insecurity, underdevelopment, and state neglect than by opportunity. Today, the sub-region remains one of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s strongest political bastions, a reality reaffirmed by the results of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study by a team of scientists at the Uganda National Institute of Public Health reveals that most of the early cases of Mpox who sought care at private health facilities were misdiagnosed. More than half of the first confirmed patients initially sought care …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Severe humanitarian funding cuts are pushing Uganda’s refugee health system to the brink of collapse, putting nearly two million refugees at risk of losing access to basic health and nutrition services, a relief agency has warned. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a statement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 out of 280 inmates who sat for the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) from the various Uganda Prisons Service centres (UPS) have passed in the First Grade. Senior Commissioner of Prisons -SCP Frank Baine, who is also UPS Spokesperson, said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The snail-pace road works in Kisenyi, Kampala, have irked traders, who say the delays are disrupting business operations. Last year, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) commissioned the construction of Erisa Nkoyoyo Road, Church Road, Church Lane, and Naava Road in Kisenyi, along with other roads …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening the capital base of Uganda Development Bank (UDB), saying sustained funding is critical for the bank to fully execute its mandate of accelerating Uganda’s socio-economic transformation. Nabbanja made the remarks on Friday while officiating …