Tears, anger and desperation have engulfed the streets of Mbarara after a sweeping city council operation to restore “order” turned into a full-blown eviction storm, leaving thousands of street vendors, kiosk owners and small traders counting heavy losses and staring at an uncertain future.
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Canon Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, has been elected as the new Head of Laity for North Kigezi Diocese, succeeding Turyabe Abel Matiita.The election was confirmed by the Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmus Asiimwe, following the Diocesan Synod h
The Uganda Police Corporate Team secured a 2–1 victory over the Sheikhs to win the second edition of the Eid Cup at the Kira Road Police Arena, in a match aimed at strengthening community policing and fostering unity through sport.The closely contested fixture brought together members of
In the news this evening, Mzee Nathan Okori the father to the late Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’okori Oulanyah has died at the age of 97 years. This has been revealed by Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs Norbert Mao who had in an earlier post acknowledged how it’s been four year
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
A disgruntled mobiliser for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Northern Uganda has come out with a detailed account of frustration and financial strain, accusing senior officials in Kyadondo of blocking his efforts to meet party chairman Yoweri Museveni after he convinced a group of opposi
ULS president and senior counsel Isaac Ssemakadde announced that the Society will neither pursue nor accept the pledge which was originally promised for construction of the ULS House in Kololo, nor any comparable offers from the President or the ruling National Resistance MovementLawyers u
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
NUP Vice President for Northern Uganda Dr Lina Zedriga Waru.National Unity Platform (NUP) Acting President Dr Lina Zedriga Waru has spoken out for the first time about her harrowing abduction and detention, revealing how her captors warned her against speaking to the press and threatened t
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, says he has begun international lobbying meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC after secretly leaving Uganda, thanking supporters who helped hide him while security forces searched for him.Opposition leader Robert K
