Busitema University has been quietly expanding its reach across eastern Uganda, establishing campuses in Namasagali, Pallisa, Mbale, and Arapai, and steadily increasing student enrolment year after year. On paper, the growth story looks impressive.But behind the numbers, a more uncomfortab
At first, it was Deputy President Mukasa Mbidde who declared that Norbert Mao’s Speakership bid was not viable. He declared support for Anita Among and he has been openly campaigning for her since that time.He was castigated by people in the Mao universe but Mukasa Mbidde stood firm and
North Korean general was allegedly executed by Kim Jong-un by being thrown into a piranha-filled fish tank after being accused of plotting a coup, according to reports.Kim Jong-un tried out the gruesome execution method (Image: Getty)Kim Jong-un reportedly executed a general by plun
Bemuga Forwarders has been given 14 days to defend itself in a case in which its former managing director, Ronald Kanyerezi, entered a Shs 1.7 billion deal with a global logistics firm without the knowledge of its shareholders.Justice Patricia Kahigi Asiimwe said the case raises serious is
The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita
Kampala resident, Matsiko Brian, is locked in a frustrating battle with telecom companies after a mobile money transaction worth UGX 4.5 million allegedly disappeared from the system despite a court order directing its recovery.Matsiko Brian, a resident of Mengo, says he has spent weeks pu
A trailer that broke loose from a moving truck veered off the Gulu–Kampala Highway and rammed into a building in Luweero, killing a mother and her three-year-old daughter and leaving two others injured, as police launch investigations into possible mechanical failure.A devastating road a
Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Bournemouth on Friday night but the Red Devils were left furious after seeing a penalty turned down by referee Stuart AttwellAndoni Iraola Andoni Iraola has responded to Man United's penalty appeals(Image: Getty Images)Bournemouth
Elizabeth Mbabazi, a Rwandan National who has been Convicted testifying Against her co Accused at Buganda Road Court.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has convicted a Rwandan national, Elizabeth Mbabazi, for her role in the attempted theft of 7
Marshall Alenyo is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched members of the 12th parliament.An eloquent lawyer by trade, he was recently elected as the MP for Jonam County in Pakwach district. For many, the real question isn’t how he got there, but how far he can go. In Kampala’
