As Uganda heads into the final stretch of the electoral calendar, the political landscape in Butambala District has become increasingly turbulent.With 15 January 2026 fast approaching the decisive polling day shifting voter moods and unexpected dynamics are redefining what was once conside
Buvuma — President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, has made significant pledges for the development of Buvuma Island, including the establishment of a second constituency to better represent the district in Parliament.His remarks came durin
JUganda’s environmental watchdog has sent a strong warning to developers after the arrest of prominent Jinja businessman Magan M. Patel over alleged illegal encroachment on the Bugembe wetland, a critical ecosystem along the Jinja–Iganga Highway.The National Environment Management Auth
In this article, when I refer to Kyagulanyi’s supporters, I am referring to individuals who align with the National Unity Platform (NUP). Available evidence suggests that since Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, declared himself as a presidential candidate, his message to
A team from the China-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park briefs President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni. Far right is Luke Wang, Managing Director, Tian Tang Group, and Lucy Zhang, Group CEORWAKITURA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has approved a proposal to estab
Fighting has intensified in recent days around the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Uvira, despite claims by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group that it has withdrawn from the area, according to local and security sources.Clashes have been reported in and around M
Anselm Kyaligonza joined by the community during the launch of the deep borehole at Kiruli-Kibura in Kigumba sub countyKiryandongo, Uganda: Kiryandongo District authorities have launched the drilling of deep boreholes and construction of production wells worth Shs477.5 million as part of a
Bitcoin's price 'fails' twice, but here's why a crypto-winter is still unlikelyBitcoin’s [BTC] recovery efforts haven’t been totally successful lately. In the last 8 days, Bitcoin has tested the $94k local resistance twice.Both times, it failed to break through. As things stand,
Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition has raised alarm over what it described as a widening crackdown on political actors, following the arrest of a senior official of the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and a nighttime search of a party office.Aubin Minaku,
Members of parliament during a sitting on Tuesday 11 June, 2024. Credit: Joval Tombe/ office of the speakerSome members of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly have called for the immediate withdrawal of Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) operating in the countr
