Research. Science professors conduct research on water pollution in Lake Victorian in October last year. Their findings indicated that the lake contained heavy metals, pesticides and other chemicals. PHOTO/FILEAt dawn, the cool breeze from Lake Victoria should carry freshness, the soft rus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the Electoral Commission (EC), the military and state security agencies of presiding over what it described as an “industrial-scale electora
Transfer deadline day has arrived and Manchester United have just hours remaining to complete any deals. The Red Devils must finalise any last-minute business by 7pm this evening. Michael Carrick has enjoyed a flawless beginning to life as manager at Old Trafford, with United securing a thrilling
Journalists from the Greater Masaka region have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and State House Comptroller Jane Barekye to expedite the disbursement of promised funding to their savings and credit cooperative (SACCO), known as GREMAJA SACCO.The call comes from over 100 journa
The Internal Security Organisation ISO has asked Parliament for an additional Shs218 billion in the 2026/27 financial year to strengthen intelligence collection and improve monitoring of the Parish Development Model PDM amid growing concerns over corruption and weak oversight.The request w
Mukono, Uganda: President Museveni’s Senior Political Advisor and head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, has assured voters in Mukono District of a new central market and an upgrade of health services in the next NRM term, urging residents to abandon the oppo
Sasha Ferguson has broken her silence on life after her highly publicised breakup with media personality Canary Mugume, addressing questions about reconciliation, motherhood and moving forward.The former couple made headlines last year after their separation turned bitter, with Sasha accus
Uganda’s security agencies have dismissed claims by National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that there is a plot to arrest him before polling day and provoke violence.In a statement shared publicly, Kyagulanyi alleged that security agencies w
With the country gripped by election fever, organisers and police say they plan to ensure the event remains a cultural rather than a partisan affair.Security forces and Buganda Kingdom officials have issued a warning ahead of the annual "Enkuuka" New Year’s Eve festival, declaring that p
In Kampala and Wakiso, politics has narrowed to something brutally simple.Voters are no longer weighing ideology or history. They are measuring clinics without drugs, schools without teachers, roads that flood, and services that exist on paper but not in life.For President Museveni,
