Eng. Ronald Balimwezo, Nakawa East MP, and Kampala City Lord Mayor-electKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s oversight committee has sharply criticised the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for what lawmakers call discriminatory enforcement of the law, after a prominent b
The ULS President directly criticised the conduct of Justice Mohammed Umar, arguing that compelling a lawyer to kneel undermines not just individual dignity but the integrity of the entire legal system.Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde, has condemned judicial humiliation and ca
Kabale: A 24-year-old boda boda rider has died in a road crash involving a bus belonging to Abapakasi Bus Company along the Kabale–Mbarara Highway.The accident occurred on Wednesday night at around 9:40 PM at Kyobugombe.Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maate identified the
RIP KundaGrief and shock have engulfed the elite Special Forces Command (SFC) and the nation following the sudden death of Herbert Kunda, a highly trained and trusted VVIP protection officer attached to President Museveni.Kunda, described by colleagues as calm, suave and razor-sharp
Gabbar stated that countries like Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan are advancing a range of missile systems that could reach the American homeland.US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday claimed that Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile development could include mi
Justice Joyce Kavuma of the Civil Division of the High Court has dismissed with costs the application filed by Mukono based businessman Augustine Kasozi the proprietor of the famous Collins Hotel and Mukono Bookshop seeking to stay the auctioning of his multibillion empire over Shs778m unpaid loa
A simmering political and personal rift within one of Mbale’s prominent families has burst into the open after Mbale City Woman MP Lydia Wanyoto Mutende publicly admitted supporting an opposition candidate against her own brother in the hotly contested Mbale North Division parliamentary race.
A shocking Auditor General’s report has blown the lid off years of chronic mismanagement, weak oversight, and questionable financial handling at Uganda Livestock Industries Limited (ULI), painting a grim picture of a once-strategic national asset now plagued by inefficiency, neglect, and system
Whistleblower allegations raise serious questions about misuse of funds, power, and governance — but the Commission insists there is “no crisis.”Kampala, Uganda: The leadership of the Uganda Human Rights Commission is under intense scrutiny following a wave of whistleblower allegatio
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has surfaced in the United States, confirming he left the country after nearly two months in hiding following the disputed 2026 presidential election.Kyagulanyi said on Saturday he had begun international e
