NEWS ANALYSIS

  SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Justice Rosette Comfort Kania has rejected the prosecution’s attempts to block defense witnesses, citing fair trial considerations under the constitution of the republic. The prosecution had …

    Analysts have said the decision by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to appoint experienced and relatively cautious figures to key economic and security posts indicates an effort to reassure financial markets, contain divisions within the ruling Labour Party and avoid an abrupt break with the previous government.   …

    DNA Evidence Cannot Prove who Fired the Killer Gun: Defense DNA Forensics Expert agrees with the Prosecution’s DNA Forensics Expert   SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Yesterday, just after 2:30 …

Uganda has spent the past two decades strengthening agricultural research, building seed systems and investing in institutions that support farmers. Yet as scientists, policymakers, agribusiness leaders and development partners gathered in Kampala to celebrate the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa – AGRA’s 20th anniversary, one question dominated the …

  How a crook weaved his way into the confidence of President Yoweri Museveni and is now wreaking havoc in the security institutions of state   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM | He calls himself a brigadier general in the UPDF. He introduces himself to people as a Senior …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS | The deaths of 20 pupils and one adult in Friday’s school bus crash in Kapchorwa have reignited calls for Uganda to fully implement smart enforcement, with commercial drivers and road safety experts arguing that technology-driven enforcement could help curb reckless driving before it turns …

  The Aston Villa deal is Rwanda’s boldest attempt yet to transform football visibility into tourism, investment and international influence   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | When English Premier League side Aston Villa walks onto the pitch next season, Visit Rwanda will occupy the most coveted piece of commercial …

  How a meeting between an American president and a teenage African king still shapes history, diplomacy and conservation more than a century later   SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | The slow climb up Mengo Hill in December 1909 marked one of the most extraordinary moments in the history of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The exhumation of the remains of legendary musician Paul Job Kafeero for DNA testing has reignited debate over paternity testing in Uganda. While scientists insist DNA remains one of the most reliable tools for establishing biological relationships, legal and human rights experts argue that the …

    Uganda’s great political survivor who carried the nation’s history within him   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last time many Ugandans saw Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali in public life, he was not standing behind a podium or sitting in Parliament. He was seated inside a vehicle. …