Of the thirteen candidates cleared to contest for the 92nd Makerere University Guild Presidency, Hannah Karema Tumukunde has announced her candidature under one of the most striking campaign slogans in recent guild election memory: Reboot The Ivory Tower.The metaphor is deliberate and poin
DR Congo have ended a 52-year wait to return to the FIFA World Cup after they defeated Jamaica 1-0 in the final of Pathway 1 of the Inter Confederation Playoffs, held at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on Tuesday 31 March.The Leopards last played at the World Cup in 1974, making their debut at th
A bombshell Auditor General’s 2025 report has torn through the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), exposing a deeply troubling mix of financial mismanagement, weak oversight, stalled innovation programs and outright administrative lapses under the leadership of Executive Director Profe
The youngest son of the late Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe is reportedly pulling out all the stops to avoid a lengthy stay in a South African prison. Bellarmine Mugabe, the 32-year-old socialite whose lifestyle has often landed him in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, has allegedly ta
There was commotion at Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court after the media was barred from using cameras and mobile phones during proceedings involving 21 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP).The group includes NUP Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, Edward Ssebufu, also k
Ugandan prison warder accused of killing four people at Kiboga Central Prison has been arrested in neighbouring DR Congo after weeks on the run, authorities told Monitor. The suspect, identified as Moses Anguyo (No. 13544), was apprehended in Aru in a joint operation involving police and pr
After being despised and dismissed as crude, too local, aloof and unsophisticated, Kyotera-born politician Haruna Kasolo late last year proved sceptics wrong when he unexpectedly prevailed against a strong tide. He moved out to become the ruling NRM party vice chairman for Buganda region.H
Minister Haruna Kasolo KyeyuneAfter being despised and dismissed as crude, too local, aloof and unsophisticated, Kyotera-born politician Haruna Kasolo late last year proved sceptics wrong when he unexpectedly prevailed against a strong tide. He moved out to become the ruling NRM party vice
After being despised and dismissed as crude, too local, aloof and unsophisticated, Kyotera-born politician Haruna Kasolo late last year proved sceptics wrong when he unexpectedly prevailed against a strong tide. He moved out to become the ruling NRM party vice chairman for Buganda region.H
Busega-Mpigi Expressway projectKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is concerned about the escalating cost of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway with lawmakers questioning how the project’s contract price doubled from the initial Shs547.5 billion to over Shs1.2 trillion.The C
