Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has pushed back against critics within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who have questioned his loyalty to the party.He says his 15 years of service and repeated election victories for the NRM demonstrate his lo
Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha BatalaThe Inspectorate of Government has directed the City Town Clerk of Mbale City to recover more than UGX 66 million from 20 city officials who were irregularly overpaid salaries.In a press statement issued on 5th March 2026, the Inspectorate said the m
KAMPALA — A group of concerned alumni of Mbarara High School has petitioned the Ministry of Education and Sports seeking a government investigation into declining academic performance, governance failures and alleged irregular handling of school land at the historic institution.In a peti
Rubanda district officials arrestedSix officials from Rubanda district have been arrested by the Inspectorate of Government (IG) over the alleged embezzlement of Shs 107,688,900 in public funds.The suspects are Benon Kahangi, 48, the district production and marketing officer; Stephe
Bobi Wine, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam, and Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Courtesy PhotosUgandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s international lawyer Robert Amsterdam and his law firm, Amsterdam & Partners LLP, have filed applications on
Uganda has long maintained that it will not host foreign military bases on its soil, a position President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says is rooted in the country’s belief that it can defend itself without external armies.Museveni’s remarks have gained renewed attention as tensions escalat
British national Samuel Leeds has spent £150,000 (about Shs743 million) to charter a private jet from Dubai to the United Kingdom amid rising tensions in the Middle East.Leeds, who is married to a Zimbabwean, became known in Uganda in 2024 when he donated a hospital ward worth about Shs1
In a Monday interview with Mulengera News, the KCCA chief publicist Daniel Nuwabine explained why the Plot 6 Katonga Road-based PFF party offices in Kampala were closed. On Monday journalists turned up for the weekly news conference only to find the place under lock and key.The offices had
James Lokwang, one of the victims nursing injuries at the Health centre after an attack from his garden by the stray buffaloAbim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Abim District are living in constant fear as stray wild animals continue to attack people and destroy property, leaving
The Government has assured Ugandans that fuel supply remains stable and March 2026 deliveries are on schedule despite Middle East tensions, with pump prices expected to remain relatively unchanged.The Government has moved to calm fears over possible fuel shortages following renewed instabi
