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
Journalist Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam completed his master’s degree, graduated on July 26, 2025, and advanced his media career by leaving BaBa TV to join Sanyuka TV after years of reporting and hosting political programmes across UgandaJournalist Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam has steadily built a name
Police in Mukono District are investigating the murder of Katabarwa Hassan, a 92-year-old resident of Kyawanvubu Village in Namataba Town Council, in what is suspected to be a land-related dispute.The incident occurred on Thursday, when Katabarwa was allegedly attacked by unknown assailant
The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao’s opening gambit, in which the president-general of Uganda’s oldest party—the Democratic Party (DP)—made clear that “
On October 8, 1995, Uganda promulgated a brand new Constitution. The first general election under the new constitution was held in 1996.The presidential elections were conducted on May 9, and the parliamentary elections were held on June 27. The elections for local councils were held in 19
When President Yoweri Museveni summoned officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to his Kisozi farm in Gomba recently, the mood was anything but routine. According to sources familiar with the meeting, the President was deeply
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
The impounded taxi is linked to highway robberies on the Northern Bypass, Bulenga, Kyengera, and Nsangi areas.Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) has impounded a taxi that has repeatedly been linked to a series of highway robberies. The vehicle, r
The project is aimed at easing access to the gorilla-tracking destinations of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National ParkPresident Museveni has said Uganda plans to build new international airports in the country’s southwestern region, including a tourism-focused
Manchester United have made a bold attempt to ‘convince’ Luis Enrique to snub Paris Saint-German and become their new manager as a ‘reliable source’ details a crunch ‘meeting in Paris’.Michael Carrick is off to an excellent start as caretaker boss of the Red Devils, winning all
