How Corruption Raised Mpigi Expressway Cost to UGX 2Trillion
The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project is now expected will have cost more than 2 trillion shillings by the time it is completed, according to Fred Byamukama, the Minister f...
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Long distance walk forcing Apac learners out of school
Apac, Uganda | URN | Long walks to school are forcing dozens of children in Aganga Parish to stay away from school. This has exposed many to school dropout, early marriag...
Seven Arrested for Coffee Theft in Mityana
Seven people have been arrested in connection with a series of coffee thefts reported in Bulera Sub-county, Mityana District, as police intensify operations against the v...
UPC's Jimmy Akena Says He Rejected Museveni's Ministerial Job Offer in 2016
Uganda People’s Congress President Jimmy Akena has revealed that he rejected an offer to serve as a Minister in President Yoweri Museveni’s government.Speaking during...
From State House Power to Political Shadows: Uganda’s Most Dramatic Falls from Grace Under the NRM Era
Several senior NRM figures built significant influence through government appointments, party positions, and proximity to President Museveni.Their political fortunes decl...
Former Minister Nandutu Appeals After Conviction Over 2,000 OPM Iron Sheets
Former Karamoja Affairs State Minister Agnes Nandutu has moved to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction and four-year prison sentence in the iron sheets...
NUP breaks silence on govt, Bobi talks
NUP president Robert KyagulanyiThe National Unity Platform (NUP) has firmly denied claims that it is engaged in behind- the-scenes negotiations with the government, even...
Iranian oil tankers signal Pakistan as next stop in unusual move amid US blockade
Iranian crude tankers Rani and Amil altered their destination to Karachi. Pakistan hasn't imported Iranian oil for a decade. Two tankers carrying a combined one million b...
Ugandan motorists weigh long-term costs as new car incentives challenge used vehicle market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising maintenance costs and concerns over vehicle reliability are prompting more Ugandan motorists to reconsider the long-standing pr...
Saudi Cabinet approves updated state revenue system to boost fiscal governance
The decision was made during the Cabinet’s session held on July 14 in Jeddah. ShutterstockRIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved an updated state revenue system...