Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described Uganda’s 2026 general elections as the most peaceful since 1996, when the country first held elections under the NRM government.He made the remarks at the 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations
Cristian Romero will serve a four-match suspension after being sent off during Tottenham’s clash with Manchester United on Saturday afternoon.Don't miss out! Get your daily dose of sports news straight to your phone. Join YEN's Sports News channel on WhatsApp now!The Spurs captain
Mpigi District was thrown into shock and anger after Buyaaya–Kitojjo village stayed in total darkness for nearly two weeks. What first appeared to be a normal power outage has now exploded into a major political and criminal controversy involving a former Member of Parliament.The Uganda
Traffic Police have issued a nationwide road safety advisory ahead of school reopening, urging motorists, parents and schools to protect children on the roads.Kampala, Uganda: The Directorate of Traffic Police have issued a nationwide road safety advisory ahead of the February school reope
Strategists inside NUP headquarters at Kavule have been left with no option but to agree with Dr. Kizza Besigye’s time-tested conclusion that the vote and mere balloting on its own can/will never remove Gen Museveni and his ruling NRM group from power. Nothing could have humbled such ever-bulli
Health experts caution, however, that these figures may only reflect a fraction of the true burden. Many abortions are illegally procured in unregulated settings where deaths and complications go undocumented.A pregnant lady (courtesy photo)Unsafe abortion is no longer predominantly
Uganda’s flag carrier has this week made headlines for all the wrong reasons after it was revealed that Jenifer Bamuturaki, the Chief Executive Officer, will not serve in the position beyond July. The departure comes after the national carrier received a bad rap following a string of governance
Renowned media personality Isaac Katende Daniel, popularly known as Kasuku, is mourning the loss of his beloved grandmother.Kasuku shared the heartbreaking news with his thousands of followers in the early hours of Saturday morning, around 12:10 a.m.The cause of death and burial arr
Simon Mungudit has emerged as the best performing male student in the Sciences at Makerere University and is set to graduate during the University’s 76th Graduation Ceremony, scheduled for 24–27 February 2026.At just 24 years old, Mungudit, a student from the College of Natural Science
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigration agents, according to the union he’s a part of and the advocacy group Migrant Justice.Tendo was detained by U.S.
