Thursday , April 2 2026

Historic day as Tororo marks 100th birthday of Kwar Adhola

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 100th birthday celebrations of the cultural leader of the Jopadhola, His Royal Highness the Kwar Adhola, Moses Stephen Owor, will climax on Saturday with a grand event at Elgon View Primary School grounds. President Yoweri Kaguta T. Museveni is expected to be the …

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This was an odd election

Kampala, Uganda | MELINA RAQUEL PLATAS | This was an odd election. On the one hand, the opposition seemed both weaker and more straight-jacketed than any election in decades. On the other hand, the brute force of the state suggested sincere concern about an electoral upset. No one seemed able …

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EACOP hands over Nyamasoga-Katooke road

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in partnership with Hoima City, has handed over the newly constructed Nyamasoga – KatookeRoad under its Socio-Economic Investment (SEI) programme. This initiative aimed to enhance community livelihoods and improve local infrastructure, improve trade, and support everyday activities …

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MABIRIZI: Prison cannot stop my activism

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal activist Male Mabirizi Hassan Kiwanuka has said his imprisonment is not going to cow him to stop advocating for a better-run judiciary and country at large. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network at Luzira Prison, where he was remanded following his arrest three weeks ago, …

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Stolen Gulu Hospital vehicle sold for Shs45 million in Kenya

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An employee of the USAID Uganda Health Activity (USAID-UHA) has allegedly confessed to stealing and selling a vehicle belonging to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital for 45 million shillings. The suspect, a 40-year-old male Ugandan, was arrested over the weekend in Gulu City after he …

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