In an emotional tone as she presided over the launch of the Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies at Parliament last week, Speaker Anita Annet Among, who doubles as the Bukedea District Woman MP, sent a stern warning to whoever dares
Museveni with the retired Generals from UPDF.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has retired police’s Director for Human Resource Management, Brig Gen Jesse Kamunwanire, from Uganda People’s Defence Forc
What you need to know:President Museveni has been in Busoga sub-region twice in a period of 12 days. First, he was in Jinja City on January 26 when he presided over the 38th anniversary of the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) rise to power, and th
Out of 203 compelling submissions, the official list of nominations for the 2024 iKon Awardshas finally been unveiled.The second edition of the awards is slated for March, 23, 2024 and will aim to honour and celebrate exceptional people and entities in the Ugandan cinema and te
"Unheard," is a film that captivated audiences with its powerful story in the Rukiga dialect, stealing the spotlight at this year's iKon Awards with a whopping 12 nominations.Unheard is a heartwarming tale of a young mother in a remote Kabale village turning to fishing for her family has e
Two years ago, former Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali was suspended from his priestly duties over adultery charges. Ntagali was accused of bonking another man’s wife to cabbages and even sired a kid with her.According to a letter addressed to Ntagali, the retired bisho
