Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has pushed back against critics within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who have questioned his loyalty to the party.He says his 15 years of service and repeated election victories for the NRM demonstrate his lo
Mbale City, Uganda — A heated exchange has emerged between Bungokho South MP Muhamud Masaba Mutenyo and Manjiya County MP John Baptist Nambeshe over alleged remarks concerning the Bugisu Cultural Institution.While appearing on a weekend talk show on Open Gate Radio (OPG) in Mbale City, H
Norbert MaoGULU, UGANDA – In a surprising political development, veteran politician and Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Norbert Mao, is emerging as the front-runner in the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, with analysts citing his unique blend of grassroots mobili
Juliana LumumbaKINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo has nominated businesswoman and former minister Juliana Amato Lumumba as its candidate for Secretary-General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), setting up a potential contest with Rwanda’s incumbent Lo
It was a tense May evening in 2011 at State House Entebbe. Just days after his grand swearing-in ceremony at Kololo, Uganda’s long-serving leader, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, sat down for his first major interview. The gardens were glowing under floodlights, but politically, the atmosphere was anyt
The Uganda Now Youth Group has endorsed State Minister Persis Namuganza for Speaker of the 12th Parliament, calling on President Museveni and MPs across party lines to support her candidacy.Uganda Now Youth Group leaders address the media in Jinja as they endorse State Minister Persis Namu
Blaak will address a delegation meeting in Brussels on Monday next week, along with officials from the opposition National Unity PlatformThe European Parliament has summoned Uganda’s Ambassador to the European Union, H.E. Mirjam Blaak, to address a deepening diplomatic crisis triggered b
After ten years, millions in financing and bold promises to transform Uganda’s business and tourism competitiveness, the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) is now under an unforgiving spotlight.The December 2025 Value for Money audit on CEDP has laid bare a troubli
Outrage has erupted in parts of Mawokota County South after Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Parliamentary Whip and outgoing MP Yusuf Nsibambi allegedly withdrew bursary support for dozens of students following his defeat in the recent presidential and parliamentary elections.Nsibambi is
Former media personality turned politician Justine Nameere has launched a scathing attack on the National Unity Platform (NUP), claiming the party has no future without its president Bobi Wine.The presidential advisor and Masaka City Woman MP-elect did not mince her words, arguing that NUP
