Suspect dies in police cells in Rukungiri
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson confirmed report. File Photo Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri police have opened...
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Minister Nabakooba tells presidential debate organizers to go to UBC
Minister Judith Nabakooba. File Photo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has advised organizers of the presidential debate to...
Muntu warns electorate of NRM’s blinding billions
ANT presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha Muntu on his campaign trail. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha Muntu...
Katumba to table evidence of brutality to EC on Monday
John Katumba on his campaign trail. File photo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate John Katumba is now hopeful...
Full Statement: EC: We Suspended Campaigns in COVID-19 Hotspots
The Electoral Commission has said it was compelled to suspend campaigns in several districts and cities after candidates fell short...
COVID-19: EC suspends campaigns in Kampala starting today
Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama . File Photo FDC critical of EC decision, say they will continue campaigning Kampala,...
Oyam patients forced to work on medics farms in exchange for treatment
Patients wait for treatment outside a health facility in Oyam. Courtesy photo Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Midwives in different...
Amputated teargas victim demands UGX 300M compensation
Zabedu with her amputated left limb at Gulu Hospital. Courtesy photo Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman whose leg...
ANALYSIS: Why the Electoral Commission has suspended campaigns in COVID-19 high risk districts
Paul Bukenya, the Electoral Commission (EC) Spokesperson. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The electoral commission has today...
Stimulus package up in air as Trump’s demand rejected by House Republicans
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked an attempt from House Democrats to pass 2,000-U.S.-dollar direct payments to Americans,...
Vardy scores late to end Man Utd’s run of 10 consecutive PL away wins
Jamie Vardy celebrates his equaliser with team-mates. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An entertaining contest that produced Leicester’s...
Pay MPs Shs 250,000 a month to prevent struggles to get elected
Rt. Rev. James Nasak, Bishop of Church of Uganda North Karamoja (left) and Bishop Joseph Abura of South Karamoja addressing...
Refugee children miss out on home based learning in Adjumani
Boroli Refugee Settlement in Adjumani District Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee children in Adjumani District have been left out...
Six tourists arrested for breaking curfew in Kalangala
No masks no social distance, just enjoying Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At 22hrs on Christmas night, Police in Kalangala...
Eight Karimojong warriors, one soldier die in clash
The UPDF 3rd Division Commander, Brig Joseph Balukudembe (New Vision photo) Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight Karimojong cattle rustlers...
Uganda: EC Suspends Campaigns Kampala, Kabarole, Wakiso over COVID-19
The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended campaign meetings in districts/cities categorised by Ministry of Health as having “high spread” of...
Politicians Asked to Push for Peaceful Electoral Process
Bishop Jacinto Kibuuka of the Evangelical Orthodox Church (EOC) in Uganda has asked politicians to respect each other at all...
Amuriat Decries ‘Mishandling of Citizens’ as His Torrid Campaigns Continue in Greater Masaka
Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Presidential Flag bearer, Patrick Oboi Amuriat has queried Government over the “continued crack down on...
Water Supply Challenges in Kampala Will Soon Be History – Eng Sharon Karungi
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has completed a number of interventions to address water supply challenges in Kampala. According...
Shs 1.2bn Saga: Opiyo’s Chapter 4 Speaks out on Pro-LGBT Fund
More details have emerged on the organisation which wired over Shs 1.2bn to Chapter 4 Uganda, leading to the arrest...
Uganda Law Society Awards Kadaga for Championing Rule of Law
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has given the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga an award for championing the rule...
Inzu Ya Masaba declines Invite from gender ministry to dicuss election oft cultural leaders
Mbale RDC holding two constitutions of Inzu Ya Masaaba one was given to him by Umukuuka while the other by...
Farmer makes a fortune rearing Ankole cattle in Lango
Patrick Ogwang, spraying his cows at his farm in Goi Landing Site Photo by Solomon Okabo Kwania, Uganda | THE...
EC Starts Packing Ballot Papers ahead of 2021 Presidential Elections
The Electoral Commission has commenced the packing of ballot papers and Declaration of Results Forms for Presidential and Parliamentary Elections,...
UPDF officers assaulted while enforcing COVID-19 guidelines
Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two UPDF officers are nursing injuries at Kabale Regional Referral...
Kabuleta promises to cancel oil contracts
Independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta has promised to renegotiate the...
Coach Fred Kajoba ejected from Uganda cranes camp
Fred kajoba. Courtesy Picture Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experienced goal keeping coach, Fred Kajoba has been ejected from the...
Masaza Cup: Huge Blow for Buvuma as 10 Players Test Positive for Covid19
Buvuma Ssaza team camp has been hit with a major blow, two days to their participation in the 2020/2021 Airtel...
CHAN: Uganda Cranes Coach Dismissed From Camp
Uganda Cranes goalkeeping coach Fred Kajoba Kisitu has been expelled from the National team’s training camp in preparation for the...
