The performance of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the January 2026 general elections has been widely discussed across the country, particularly in the Greater Masaka sub-region where the party has traditionally faced stiff opposition.Supporters say the renewed mobilisatio
MufumbiroThe opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, has been charged with murder, adding to the list of offences he faces before the Kanyanya Magistrates Court.Mufumbiro, who is among dozens of NUP members and supporters currently on rem
KAMPALA, Uganda — The March 23 Movement (M23) has announced the reported death of its long-serving military commander, Sultani Makenga, saying he succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Kampala.In a communiqué issued from Goma on 25th February the rebel coalition stated that Makenga sust
Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa sign deal with Kenya to participate in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New details have emerged about Uganda’s participation in the Kenya Pipeline Co
A power sector storm is brewing in Uganda as internal conflicts at the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) intersect with national energy supply challenges, threatening to further destabilize an already fragile economic lifeline.According to insiders, senior staff at ERA allege that Chi
The Namanve Industrial Park is now the largest in Africa and the hope of all Investors and people of Uganda was that it would become a World Class Facility.Unfortunately, reality check tells us that this dream must be thrown out of the window as so many issues, primarily due to its design,
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today received Letters of Credence from six Ambassadors-designate accredited to the Republic of Uganda at State House Entebbe.The Ambassadors who presented their credentials are: H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Zweidi, Ambassador-designa
It was a tense May evening in 2011 at State House Entebbe. Just days after his grand swearing-in ceremony at Kololo, Uganda’s long-serving leader, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, sat down for his first major interview. The gardens were glowing under floodlights, but politically, the atmosphere was anyt
Yusuf Nsibambi challenged Soroti Woman MP Anna Adeke Ebaju who he disliked for criticizing his new boss Gen YK Museveni by claiming that the 15th January 2026 Presidential Elections were the worst in the history of independent Uganda.Adeke, who just won reelection to represent her people f
Beyond the clouts, the video endorsements by different legislators especially the new comers making rounds on social media and the rushed CEC resolution backing Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Tayebwa’s to continue with their roles in the 12th parliament amidst protests from several CEC
