Rachael KawalaPolice in Matuga are investigating a murder incident that occurred on February 14, 2026, in Mabanda Cell, Gombe Division, Wakiso District.The deceased has been identified as Bukenya Martin, an 18-year-old male student of Hillside Secondary School, Matugga, and a reside
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipal Council has agreed to cover open drainage channels along sections of the Nasuti–Nakabago–Ntawo and Bajo–Seeta roads, following sustained safety concerns from residents, traders, and road users.Town Clerk Francis Byabagambi said the
The Joint Security Task Team investigating the murder of Uganda Christian University (UCU) Director of Students Affairs, Pamela Tumwebaze, has arrested a key suspect in the case. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachael Kawala confirmed that Taewaiko Dak Hussein was arrested on Feb
Several independents among the newly elected MPs have been praised for the Wednesday ‘prudent’ decision they made to quickly sign individual MoUs evidencing readiness to closely collaborate with the ruling NRM during the tenure of the 12th Parliament.But there are some independents who
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) district, city divison and municipal leadership has been summoned to State House Entebbe this Friday in what insiders describe as a high-level strategy meeting chaired by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.In an official letter dated February 10, 2026,
JINJATadeo Yuda, 40, the GISO (Government Internal Security Officer) of Kakira Town Council, has been arrested in connection with the burning of a vehicle belonging to his brother’s wife in Jinja district.The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 11, at around 2:30 am at the ho
Education Minister Janet Museveni, flanked by State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysestom Muyingo and UNEB Chairperson Celetino Obua, releases the 2024 UCE results, marking a significant milestone in Uganda’s education sector as the first cohort of students under the new curriculum rece
The 78-year-old Eng Hillary Obaloker Onek, who is also the Minister for Disaster Preparedness, has been MP for Lamwo County in Greater Kitgum since the year 2001. And for a long time, he was the strongest and the only surviving Musevenist in the whole of Acholi, which the opposition comfortably d
Police have arrested a prime suspect in the Dave Hotel and Suites double murder and robbery that took place on Friday, 7th February, 2026.This was revealed today, Wednesday, February 11, 2026 by the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, SP Rachael Kawala in a brief statement.Kaw
Despite legal buffer requirements of 100 metres from rivers and 200 metres from lakes,wetlands are increasingly encroached upon by settlements, farming, sand mining, and industrial activity, largely because oversight and enforcement remain underfunded.Here is why climate change is no longe
