The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has elected 10 military representatives to Parliament following a vote by the Defence Forces Council electoral college, ahead of the 2026–2031 parliamentary term. The election, conducted in accordance with the Constitution of Uganda and the Par
Uganda is sitting on a gold rush worth billions — but for most citizens, the shine stops at the headlines.Gold exports have exploded over the past decade, rebounding strongly after a brief slump in 2022/23 caused by a tax dispute that temporarily halted exports. By 2025, Uganda’s gold
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba revealed that Colonel Walter Ochora once declared himself Uganda’s president on Radio Uganda but was arrested shortly after, making him the country’s shortest-serving “president.”Colonel Walter Ochora is Uganda’s shortest-serving president.Chief of
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba has warned that Uganda could retaliate against any U.S. sanctions imposed on him or the country, escalating diplomatic tensions after senior American lawmakers questioned the credibility of Uganda’s recent elections.In a series of po
It’s been decades since I read a book as compelling as Prof Mahmood Mamdani’s extraordinary tour de force on Uganda. For most open-minded readers, this book will shake some deeply-entrenched mainstream myths and fallacies that have been inculcated and nurtured by powerful national and global
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, speaks during a past event. Kampala. As Uganda’s 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni begins his seventh term in office, his son and army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerug
Sport is a miserable business in which few characters are successful, and then only fleetingly. The Nigerians for instance didn’t even qualify for the World Cup but are one of the favourites to win the title in Morocco.While some teams celebrate qualifying for the Afcon in this era, Ugan
Uganda became one of the first teams to exit the 2205 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco after finishing last in their groupThe East Africans failed to win any game, losing to Nigeria 3-1 in the final group game on Tuesday eveningThe Uganda Cranes will get a sizeable amount of money f
A team from the China-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park briefs President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni. Far right is Luke Wang, Managing Director, Tian Tang Group, and Lucy Zhang, Group CEORWAKITURA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has approved a proposal to estab
Sometime back, on a flight to Tanzania, I found myself on neighbouring seats with a son of a senior politician in the National Resistance Movement.He spoke English with an accent, which meant international training. But you could tell he had formed his early childhood in the not-so-posh Ka
