KAMPALA — The Government of Uganda has approved a budget of Shs56.9 billion to facilitate the long-awaited elections for Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (LC2) leaders, with voting expected to take place before the swearing-in of President Yoweri Museveni.Cabinet cleared the
Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task over failure to appoint substantive officials in different administrative positions.In a meeting held on Monday, 23 February 2026, a team from the m
Police and Uganda Wildlife Authority have seized 154kg of elephant ivory in Nwoya District and arrested a suspected trafficker. UWA says the operation signals intensified enforcement against wildlife crime networks.elephant tusks weighing 154 kilograms following a joint operation in Nwoya
A resident of Soroti City has been arrested for allegedly selling passports and other immigration-related documents.According to a police statement, Tesira Abilo, a resident of Orwadai in Soroti City was arrested in the morning of Sunday, 22nd February 2026, in an intelligence-led operatio
The Kabale Grade I Magistrate’s Court has convicted Angello Twinomuhangi Bagorogoza, a former Rukungiri District LC5 chairperson aspirant, on two counts of theft and obtaining money by false pretence involving Shs 440 million.Twinomuhangi, who previously served as a political aide to for
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chief of Strategy at TV10 Gano Mazima, Dean Lubowa Ssaava, has been fined Shs4 million and ordered to forfeit all broadcasting equipment after pleading guilty to operating without a licence issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).The case highlights the
Mukono – The High Court has consolidated several land cases filed by the Kabaka of Buganda against 12 district local governments and the Attorney General into one major suit to be heard in Mukono.In a ruling delivered recently, Justice Stephen Mubiru ordered that seven civil suits filed
Winnie Byanyima and opposition forces speaking to reporters in Kampala on Monday.Winnie Byanyima, the wife of jailed opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye, has revealed that she personally spoke to President Yoweri Museveni following the postponement of prayers that Besigye’s family had org
Two women have been arrested in Uganda over alleged public same-sex conduct under the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. Authorities say investigations into their are ongoing while they remain in custodyArua City, Uganda: The Police in Arua City are holding two women in custody follo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Individuals and authorities engaging in open burning of waste in urban areas across Uganda now face prosecution, fines, and other stringent legal consequences following a directive from the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA). The ban comes after
