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DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua |  Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday inaugurated the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant, a landmark project expected to strengthen electricity supply and accelerate industrial and economic development. Hassan inaugurated the plant in Rufiji District in Coast Region, saying the new generation capacity should …

    Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady Janet Museveni has today welcomed international evangelist Bishop Dr LaDonna C. Osborn at State House Entebbe. She is here for Pastor Patience Rwabwogo’s consecration as an Episcopal bishop on August 23. It is one of the first public appearances for the …

  OBITUARY | HENRY MUTEBE |  When news of Alex Mukulu’s death came on August 15th, many Ugandans remembered the tough judge they had watched on Yolesa Ekitone on Bukedde Television. They remembered the blunt man who rarely massaged words, the judge who could stop a performance midway and tell …

  How a fraudulent young man infiltrated State House, spread and caused the President to fire many of his staff   KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS TEAM | When Stephen Nuwagaba went to parliament for the first time, he was seeking an audience with the speaker, Anita Annet Among. He …

  After three decades of waiting, Uganda has finally put its weight behind the man it once might have backed when his moment was at its brightest   COVERY STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Saturday, Aug. 8, Olara Otunnu boarded a plane to the United States, headed for New York …

    Five months into the job, Ato Girma Wake is quietly rebuilding Uganda Airlines from the inside out   COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | When Ato Girma Wake accepted the role of acting chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines five months ago, he inherited something few airline executives would envy. An …

  Parliament approves UPDF deployment to Gaza after heated debate   Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip after a heated and deeply divided debate. The motion, introduced unexpectedly during plenary by the Minister ofa …

  How a crook infiltrated the highest office in Uganda and caused untold disruption   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM | Erina Kagisha is the wife of the former commander of SFC, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa. She works in the legal department of the Office of the President at …

  Response to Mwenda on the issue of Stephen Nuwagaba   COMMENT | YOWERI K MUSEVENI |  The People of Uganda, especially the Bazzukulu. Kopango. Iriyo maber. Apoyo kwir maber recently. Having thanked Ugandans for voting very well in the recent LC-1 elections, we shall get time to say more …

  Besigye collapses in court as he protests Judge Baguma decision for Trial to Proceed After Courtroom Outburst Over Legal Representation   Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Kizza Besigye has been rushed to hospital after he collapsed this afternoon in court. Reports indicate he was rushed to …