Iganga Municipality has demolished roadside kiosks and illegal structures affecting over 1,000 traders in a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the town and restoring urban order.Traders look on as they count losses after the demolition of roadside kiosks during an operation
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has pushed back against critics within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who have questioned his loyalty to the party.He says his 15 years of service and repeated election victories for the NRM demonstrate his lo
Deborah Nakitende who is feared deadWAKISOA 39 year -old woman has gone missing leaving relatives in suspicion that she might have been kidnapped and probably dead. The missing woman is identified as Deborah Nakitende Namukasa, a resident of Kireka zone, in Kira Municipality, Wakiso
Speaking at a parliamentary Iftar dinner on Saturday evening Speaker Among hinted that Basalirwa would not be left without a role after his recent electoral lossSpeaker of Parliament Anita Among offered encouraging words to Asuman Basalirwa, the outgoing MP for Bugiri Municipality, who los
The State House Anti-Corruption in collaboration with the Police has arrested 4 high-ranking officials from Mityana District on charges of Abuse of Office and Nepotism.Those apprehended include; Anna Miriam Nassali, the Vice Chairperson LCV Mityana District, Dr. Lwassampijja Fred, the Chai
A casket containing the body of Bright Akishuri is lowered into the grave as prison officers and mourners pay their last respects in Rwingwe, Nyakabande, Kisoro District, on Thursday, February 26, 2026. PHOTO/JULIUS HAFASHAA leader in the Anglican Church of Uganda has called for a life sen
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
JAILED: Audrey Muhindo (R) and Stuart Kasingye (L)Two Kampala-based lawyers have been remanded to Luzira prisons over the alleged theft of Shs700 million said to have been fraudulently transferred from a Belgian national’s bank account.According to charge sheets referenced under C
Kira Municipality MP elect, Hon. George Musisi, joined Muslims at Masjid Taqwa, Kiganda-Kasokoso in the first Juma prayers of this Ramadan yesterday. He thanked them for huge support rendered to him during the last month’s elections and urged them to keep unity and togetherness.He was jo
The High Court of Uganda sitting in Kampala on Friday, the 20th of February 2026 dismissed an order for a vote recount in the Kamuli Municipality parliamentary race and has upheld the victory of Masitula Namatovu of the National Resistance Movement.In his ruling, Justice Bernard Namanya al
