Although Abraham Luzzi did not win Kampala Central in Uganda’s 2026 general election, the businessman-turned-politician has continued to shape public discussion through a detailed reform agenda whose themes increasingly mirror the country’s evolving conversation on accountability, public administration and service delivery NEWS ANALYSIS | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | URN | Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao has returned to the party headquarters for the first time since the race for Speaker of Parliament, pledging to rebuild the party while reaffirming the need to uphold the rule of law amid growing concerns over arrests and detentions. …
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For years, tourism entrepreneur Amos Wekesa has traversed continents persuading the world that Uganda is one of Africa’s most rewarding tourist destinations. But as epidemic outbreaks, travel advisories and domestic political discontent converge, the country’s most vocal tourism ambassador finds himself defending not just Uganda’s image abroad, but also …
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Abductions, fainthearted courts, media shutdowns, create perfect storm COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Miria Matembe. Timothy Kalyegira. Erias Lukwago. Kizza Besigye. Obeid Lutale. Eddie Mutwe. Muwanga Kivumbi. Waiswa Mufumbiro. Achileo Kivumbi. Olivia Lutaaya. Bobi Giant. Bobi Young. The list keeps growing. Who will be arrested next, …
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BEIJING, | Xinhua | Since its founding 105 years ago, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has kept standing at the forefront of China’s transformation, leading the country through construction to become one of the world’s foremost economic powers. Now with more than 101 million members, the CPC is …
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A wave of opposition arrests, military detentions and treason charges signals a deepening political crisis COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s security agencies’ continued abduction and torture of political opponents, with Erias Lukwago, former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer to the incarcerated Dr Kizza Besigye on …
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Why the treatment of Muganga’s citizenship question is suspect and echoes deep-seated anti-Banyarwanda prejudice COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | For all its legalistic shadings, the recent citizenship controversy faced by Dr Lawrence Muganga, the vice chancellor of Victoria University, who was appointed State Minister for Internal Affairs by …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Muslim community and the Democratic Party are mourning the death of Sheikh Abdul Kadir Mbogo. The Muslim cleric and veteran died on Friday evening at the age of 96, according to the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. In his condolence message, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban …
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Oboth Oboth and the illusion of choice COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Parliamentary elections are usually defined by late-night lobbying and shifting alliances, but the race to elect a new Speaker was effectively ended when Jacob Oboth Oboth secured an early endorsement from Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. …
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How I share the president’s vision even though we disagree on the details in its implementation THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I was on a flight to Beijing when President Yoweri Museveni published his “missive” against my criticism of his policies supporting private businesspersons with government …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
