Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament on Tuesday held a special sitting to pay tribute to the late former Second Deputy Prime Minister, (Rtd.) Gen. Moses Ali, who died on Saturday aged 87. The sitting followed a motion moved by Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business Robinah Nabbanja …
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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 …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni will on Tuesday join Parliament in paying tribute to former First Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani East MP, Gen. Moses Ali, before his body is flown to his ancestral home in Adjumani district. In a communication to Members of Parliament, Government Chief Whip …
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OBITUARY | URN | For more than five decades, Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali occupied a rare and complicated place in Uganda’s public life. Soldier, lawyer, rebel commander, cabinet minister and parliamentarian, he moved through vastly different political eras while surviving war, exile, assassination attempts, political upheaval and repeated rumours about …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda’s roads are claiming more lives than ever before. But for those who survive, the greatest struggle often begins after the wreckage is cleared. As debate grows over whether the country should establish a road accident fund, victims, lawyers and road safety experts are asking whether …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Museveni has defended the government’s opposition to granting bail to some opposition figures facing criminal charges He said that releasing suspects before trial could expose witnesses to intimidation and undermine the country’s justice system. Speaking during a national address on Saturday evening, Museveni said …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has endorsed a proposal to introduce a single East African entry visa for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which Uganda will co-host with Kenya and Tanzania. Museveni, according to a State House statement issued on Thursday, directed …
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How PLU is swallowing NRM Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Is the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) an opposition outfit? Is it a faction within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), or does it operate as an independent political entity? Those are the questions dominating political discourse …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | While swearing in for his 7th term of office, President Yoweri Museveni promised Ugandans a tough crackdown on corruption, notably declaring the start of ‘Kisanja No More Sleep’. He blamed government officials, like Permanent Secretaries and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) for misusing public funds …
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COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Reader, three happenings and an interesting outlier this past week form the basis for this essay. The first: Public outrage over the manner in which Kampala’s immediate former Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, was arrested. As the controversy grew, a passionate member of the Patriotic …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
