Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers began to stream in. They arrived first in small groups, then in clusters, their footsteps steady on the stone floor. A …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rubaga Cathedral has postponed a highly anticipated Holy Mass intended to pray for the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye, veteran opposition figure and leader of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), and other political inmates. The decision to defer the service came shortly before …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday declared a state of emergency and issued a travel ban as a winter storm hit the region, causing hundreds of flight cancellations. The travel ban is effective from 9 p.m. (0200 GMT) Sunday …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the Regional Blood Bank at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) is nearing completion, with phase one standing at 98 percent. Started in March 2025 on a piece of land donated by Lira University teaching hospital, the 9.6 billion shillings facility is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), in collaboration with the police, have evicted all street vendors from the Central Business District (CBD), offering relocation to government markets, which vendors have messily rejected. Earlier this month, KCCA asked vendors to move to 2,320 free stalls across …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, at State House Entebbe, in a high-stakes diplomatic engagement aimed at exploring pathways to end Sudan’s devastating civil war. The meeting comes nearly three years after conflict …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s peak dry season has taken an unexpected turn, with intensifying February rains sweeping across much of the country and prompting a nationwide flood and landslide alert. Traditionally marked by hot, dry, and sunny conditions, February signals the tail end of the December–February dry …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has finalized negotiations with Kenya over Kampala’s participation in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), marking a significant strategic shift in regional energy diplomacy. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu and Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka led a high-level …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking. Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson, said ten girls aged between 18 and 22 — most of them Senior Four leavers — were rescued on Friday night. The suspects have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Imelda Nakiyembe, the mother of Martin Bukenya, who was allegedly beaten to death by his girlfriend’s father, has denied claims that her son had previously received warnings in a meeting she attended. Mabanda Cell Chairman Kizito claims Bukenya was first found in the home …