Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has kept interest rates high despite falling inflation and a strong shilling, citing uncertainty about future risks. The Central Bank Rate (CBR) has remained at 9.5 per cent since August 2023, defying expectations of a cut following improved economic …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force (UPF) will maintain deployment at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, citing national security concerns, despite confirming that no charges have been preferred against him. Speaking during a security press briefing at Naguru …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unsafe abortion is no longer predominantly a problem among teenage girls, as previously reported. New health surveillance data indicate that adult women, many of them married and in their prime reproductive years, now account for a growing proportion of abortion-related deaths in Uganda. According …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commended the US Government for publishing the new US travel regulations that include stringent visa restrictions, adding that it will not reciprocate. Effective January 21, 2026, the US Department of State paused all immigrant visa issuances to nationals …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described Uganda’s 2026 general elections as the most peaceful since 1996, when the country first held elections under the NRM government. He made the remarks at the 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations, a yearly event held …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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