Kampala, Uganda | URN | Two retired UPDF Generals who previously headed military intelligence, have been arrested as investigations into alleged false intelligence and treachery widen. The detained are retired Maj Gen Abel Kandiho and retired Brig Gen Charles Bakahumura. Both commanded the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has publicly thrown his weight behind Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to succeed President Yoweri Museveni in the 2031 general elections, marking a significant political endorsement from one of the country’s top legislative figures. Speaking on Monday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Speaker Anita Among has tweeted for the first time since May, confirming reports that she is now free from house arrest and will not face criminal charges. She said she will soon be back in parliament. “I take this opportunity to thank …
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Transition to Muhoozi’s UPDF generation nearly complete Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Nineteen generals of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) retired from active service on August 20 in what is likely one of the army’s biggest senior-level retirements in recent years. It also marked the end …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says investigations into the closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda are still ongoing, urging the public to wait for the outcome of what it describes as a security inquiry amid growing speculation that the media house could soon resume …
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How Beijing is changing Kampala’s security architecture through equipment transfer, defence technology, professional education, and military training COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, welcomed executives from the Chinese defence giant Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. (ALIT) to Fort Portal State …
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How ordinary Ugandans in security forces and the judiciary are the quiet levers of the Machinery of Injustice COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Anybody of a clear conscience must have felt a sense of personal torture the night we saw images of Eddy Mutwe (Edward Ssebuufu), the former …
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Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Col Chris Magezi, the military assistant to the Chief of Defence Forces UPDF, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has released a statement, indicating that Nation Media Group (NMG) management is “committing to adopting a more patriotic, balanced, and objective approach to their journalism moving forward.” In his statement, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Efforts are underway to reopen Nation Media Group Uganda’s television and radio outlets after a security operation that forced NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Dembe FM, and KFM off air, with government officials and allies of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba indicating that discussions are ongoing. Journalist Andrew …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Residents and small business operators around Nation Media Group (NMG) offices in Namuwongo have described scenes of fear and uncertainty after armed soldiers mounted an overnight operation that shut down the Daily Monitor newspaper, KFM and Dembe FM Sunday morning. The same operation also …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
