Lira City, Uganda: Authorities in Lira City have announced plans to relocate street vendors operating within the central business district to five designated markets in an effort to reduce congestion, restore order and improve the trading environment.City leaders say the decision follows g
LAMWO, Uganda – Police in Lamwo District have dealt a significant blow to an organised criminal network, arresting two key suspects linked to a spate of motorcycle thefts in the Lira and Gulu areas. The operation has led to the recovery of several stolen motorcycles and a collection of conceale
A Value for Money audit has detonated a political and administrative bombshell at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, exposing deep cracks in Uganda’s land administration system despite years of digitalisation and decentralisation reforms.At the centre of the storm is t
The Lira Regional Blood Bank under construction.Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the Regional Blood Bank at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) is nearing completion, with phase one standing at 98 percent.Started in March 2025 on a piece of land donated by Lir
Lira, Uganda: Lira Regional Referral Hospital has received Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) equipment worth Shs350 million, a major boost expected to strengthen care for premature and critically ill babies across Northern Uganda.The equipment was donated by Pathfinder International with
Oyam, Uganda – Bosco Onyik, the Oyam District National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson, has called on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to appoint more ministers and public officials from the Lango sub-region in his next round of government appointments.Speaking to journalists in Li
Ugandan police have recovered four submachine guns (SMGs) linked to 30 aggravated robberies and 12 murders in the Kampala Metropolitan Area (KMP), authorities announced today, Tuesday.The recovery, detailed in a statement by Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Christopher Damulira
Police in Gulu City are holding two men on allegations of illegal possession of 30 live ammunition.The duo, identified as, Joshua Opwomungu, 18, and Willy Kilama, 40, were picked up on Sunday by the police from the home of Bernard Ouma Oweka, in Pece Prison Cell, Pece-Laroo division, Gulu
MuseveniPresident Yoweri Museveni has said that leaders must never impose themselves on the people, arguing that former dictator Idi Amin ruled Uganda without the consent of citizens.Museveni made the remarks on Monday while addressing mourners at the commemoration of former Archbis
The government’s flagship cost-cutting reform, the Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX), has cost taxpayers tens of billions of shillings in disputed payouts, exposed serious asset mismanagement, and created fresh fiscal risks, the Auditor General’s 2026 repor
