Adjumani, Uganda: Police in Adjumani District have arrested a prison warder in connection with the death of a colleague following a controversial herbal treatment administered by a witch doctor at Openzinzi Prison.The suspect, Prison Warder L/CPL Kibedi Yese, is being held to assist police
A shocking bank scandal has erupted after Ugx 69 million mysteriously disappeared from a customer’s account in just five minutes, leaving behind a trail of fear, anger and serious questions about the safety of money in Uganda’s banking system.The man at the center of the storm is Chine
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has delivered his first public statement, calling for unity among the Iranian people while acknowledging the hardships endured during recent conflict.The address, read on state television, expressed condolences to families who lost loved ones
A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-
When one first hears the word Masaka, the first things that pops into their mind is the hostile politics that has rarely allowed the ruling National Resistance Movement and President Museveni to breath. Equally so, the person deployed to rein as the President’s representative must ideally be ve
Medical Interns addressing the press in Kampala in the pastThe Federation of Uganda Medical Students’ Associations (FUMSA) has firmly rejected a new government policy that requires medical students to complete a one-year internship before graduating, effectively extending the Bachelor of
Nebbi, Uganda: Tension escalated at Nebbi District Headquarters on Thursday after district councillors forcefully closed the office of Chief Administrative Officer Dorothy Ajwang, accusing her of incompetence and failure to execute her duties.The councillors stormed the district premises a
Equity Bank has temporarily closed its Oasis branch in Kampala due to flooding in the area and says it will reopen once it is safe to resume operations.Equity Bank has temporarily closed its Oasis branch in Kampala after flooding disrupted operations in the area.The bank informed cu
KAMPALA – Teachers’ long-standing grievances over salary disparities have returned to the spotlight after the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) confirmed it had received an invitation from the Ministry of Public Service for a consultative meeting on public servants’ pay and welfare.
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
