Traders are counting heavy losses after a fire gutted a commercial building in Kabale District. The fire broke out on Saturday at around 2:30 p.m. at a commercial building located in Kicollege along Bushekwiire Road in Central Division. The building belongs to Charles Majugo Rwanika, a prominent
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation.Over a month after his burial nea
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) Executive Committee of Old Kampala Secondary School has petitioned the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, seeking urgent intervention over alleged financial mismanagement and administrative irregularities
Minister of State for General Duties Henry Musasizi speaking at the event.Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s government says expanded access to finance and macroeconomic stability are helping drive a strong economic rebound, as officials push an ambitious plan to grow the country’s economy t
Kampala — The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a man accused of forging an appointment letter purportedly signed by President Yoweri Museveni to secure the position of Managing Director of the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC).According to a statement released by the
Police investigations into the gruesome double murder at Dave Hotel and Suites in Lungujja have taken a new turn after the prime suspect, Allan Ssempala, reportedly confessed to the killings of the hotel manager and security guard.According to information obtained from detectives, Ssempala
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
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Akena sounded off on the army chief and First Son, calling his social media posts “an embarrassment” to all Ugandans Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy Akena publicly chastised Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, urging th
It was sold as a shining solution to Uganda’s water crisis — 687 solar-powered irrigation and water supply systems meant to transform farming, boost incomes and bring clean water closer to communities. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is the lead government agency, overseeing the p
A man accused of forging a presidential appointment letter and fraudulently obtaining more than UGX 20 million has been arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court.Arinda Nicholas was on Wednesday jointly presented in court by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Crim
