Thousands of National Resistance Movement (NRM) mobilizers in Southwestern Uganda have raised concern over unpaid dues, accusing Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture and Local People, Peace Rugambwa, of failing to compensate them for campaign work.The mobilizers say they played a key
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
A simmering land scandal is exploding inside government corridors after shocking revelations emerged that a prime chunk of public land meant for a national goat breeding project may have been illegally converted into private property in what insiders are already calling a “well-calculated land
Government has revealed that the first batch of people that received money through the Parish Development Model (PDM) have started repaying back the loans.So far, UGX1.4Bn has been paid through the Wendi App, with Maracha district, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Masaka City, Mubend
In her gripping testimony as the defence started their case in the Katanga murder trial, Molly said her husband was troubled by millions of shillings tied up in informal deals with Nyegamehe, who was popularly known as Aponye, a close associate who died in a road accident.The late business
Former Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Venancius Baryamureeba has ignited a fiery debate on social media after openly criticizing a bold proposal by his fellow professor Lawrence Muganga to implement a nationwide “One Laptop Per Child” program in Uganda. Baryamureeba who owns Ug
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
Oscar Musinguzi worked at Crown Beverages’ Kakungulu plant off the Entebbe Express Way, as an operations supervisor for Nivana mineral water.He claims that the work was risky since it involved getting in close contact with ozone gas, a powerful, chemical-free oxidant used for water purif
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has dismissed reports suggesting he is engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Ugandan government to facilitate his return from abroad, questioning why his fundamental rights are being portrayed as a matter
Government has halted new road construction projects for the 2026/27 financial year and will instead prioritise completing ongoing works and clearing nearly Shs948 billion in outstanding arrears amid severe budget constraints.The government has announced a halt on all new road construction
