BUSHENYI, Uganda — Police in Bushenyi District have launched a manhunt for an unidentified assailant following a brutal machete attack that left one woman dead and two others seriously injured over the weekend.The deceased has been identified as Bamucungura Edisa, 64, who succumbed to he
The National Environment Management Authority has intensified enforcement against wetland encroachment in Kajjansi, halting illegal construction activities and arresting suspects in a joint operation involving security agencies and environmental officers.The National Environment Management
Hon Sanjay Tanna’s name rings across many homesteads, businesses, political groupings and social circles, not because he is a business mogul, but most importantly because of his energy in mobilizing support for NRM Candidates and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.From Bukedi in the 2021 g
MANCHESTER CITY 4-0 LIVERPOOL: Erling Haaland plunders a hat-trick and Mohamed Salah misses a penalty as Pep Guardiola's side ease into the semi finals of the FA CupErling Haaland of Manchester City celebratesErling Haaland bagged a hat-trick for Manchester City(Image: Carl Recine/G
On Tuesday, 31st March 2026, Muteesa 1 Royal University plays host to Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) Nkozi in Masaka city.Pepsi University Football League (UFL) 2025/26:Bugema University 0-0 Kampala University (Kampala University qualified after 1-1 aggregate score, on away goal’
USS Tripoli provides US an opportunity to put troops on ground to secure the Strait of Hormuz, key waterway choked since the conflict began on Feb 28.The direction that on-going US-Israel-Iran war will take will be decided next week when 50,000 ton USS Tripoli, amphibious assault ship, car
The Inspectorate of Government has released a full list of 202 civil servants who are yet to refund over Shs2Billion they misappropriated.The IGG warns in the list last updated today, Monday, March 16, 2026 that the affected civil servants risk prosecution for Abuse of Office and disobedie
Ugandans are asking one burning question: what exactly is going on at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited?Ever since Umeme exited and UEDCL officially took over power distribution on April 1, 2025, complaints of persistent blackouts, delayed meter replacements, sluggish custome
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation.Over a month after his burial nea
With just a few days to the national elections, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Kwania North Constituency, Allan Charles Odongo, has withdrawn from the parliamentary race.Odongo says President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the National Chairperson of the National Resi
