A section of Rubanda District LC.5 Councilors has protested the Ministry of Education and Sports’ directive to demote head teachers whose schools performed poorly in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).The debate erupted during a District Council meeting on Monday as members disc
Police have reported a significant decline in road traffic crashes across the country even though fatalities slightly increased during the year.While releasing the 2025 Annual Crime Report, the Director of Traffic and Road Safety, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine, revealed that a total of 322,441 t
The Uganda Police Force has reported a 10.2 percent reduction in crime cases in 2025, according to the Annual Crime Report launched on Monday at Police Headquarters in Naguru. The report was officially unveiled by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, who said the decline
The government has unveiled a proposed UGX84.2 trillion national budget for the Financial Year 2026/2027, with projected domestic revenue of UGX44.5 trillion, as part of efforts to boost service delivery and economic growth.Speaking to journalists at Parliament on Friday, the State Ministe
Residents of Muyenga, Kyaziza, Kampungu, and surrounding areas in Kanoni Town Council, Gomba District, have given the national electricity distribution company one week to replace a failing transformer, warning of possible drastic action if their demand is not met.Locals say the existing t
At least 30 parliamentary election petitions have been filed following Uganda’s January 15, 2026, general elections, highlighting ongoing disputes over declared outcomes. The cases, now before various High Court circuits, involve challenges against winning candidates, election procedur
Masaka Regional Referral HospitalKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is facing challenges in its ambulance services following cuts in funding.Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, the hos
Here is the uncomfortable truth about Uganda’s best-ever UACE results: the better everyone performed, the harder it is going to be for you to get into the university course you want.That is the quiet warning university officials are sending to the 133,291 candidates who scored the minimu
A quiet but significant ripple from the global oil industry is now being felt in Uganda after Vivo Energy Uganda announced plans to sell two of the most strategically located Shell-branded petrol stations in the heart of Kampala.The move comes as the multinational energy giant Shell plc co
Jimmy Akena Obote, President of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), has firmly rejected the controversial Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024, describing it as unnecessary and unhelpful to Uganda’s parliamentary system.In an interview on Next Radio’s Next Big Talk pro
