Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital has a funding deficit of Shs102 billion to effectively run its wage, non-wage and capital development priorities, according to Executive Director, Dr. Juliet Nakku. While appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) on Monday, 16 March 2025, Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has awarded UGX 10million to Walusimbi Shafik for being held beyond 48hours by police before he was charged in court. In her ruling, Judge Joyce Kavuma said the constitution allows no exceptions for police to hold suspects beyond the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Commercial Division has dismissed a commercial case filed by Fabrice Brad Rulinda, the Entebbe mayor, against Stanbic Bank Uganda over a disputed deposit of $73,262.50 (about Shs273 million) linked to the M23 rebel group in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 43 Ugandans have been arrested in the past seven months for attempting to apply for visas to the United States of America using forged documents. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, James Bloomer, the Regional Security Officer at the United …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Women remain vastly underrepresented in political leadership worldwide, according to the latest “Women in Politics: 2026” map, prepared by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women. The findings reveal that men continue to dominate executive positions and parliamentary seats, with women far from achieving …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) Party president Olara Otunnu has described his rare public photo moment with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in Gulu City as a surprise, saying the moment was not planned. The two leaders briefly met and posed for photographs on Saturday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is a place where silence should reign, but at the Mulago National Referral Hospital mortuary, the air is more often filled with the sounds of impatient shouting, wailing, and the heavy toll of bureaucracy. While the facility sits quietly opposite the Kampala City …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict entered its 16th day on Sunday, with U.S. and Israeli officials vowing prolonged attacks against Iran, Tehran warning of killing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and targeting Ukraine in retaliation, and many regional countries reaffirming calls for de-escalation and dialogue. Tehran also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 7,000 illegal gaming machines worth Shs8.8 billion have been seized across Uganda over the past five years in operations aimed at curbing unlicensed gaming and protecting the public from exploitation. The enforcement operations, conducted from the 2021/2022 financial year to date, targeted unlicensed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic bishops of Uganda are expected in Rome for their ad limina apostolorum visit, marking the second group of African bishops to meet Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks as part of the periodic Vatican pilgrimages. Available information from Catholic Secretariat – Nsambya …