Veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide, Obeid Lutale, have been denied bail for the fourth time, as court ruled that criminal proceedings should not be stayed before plea taking.Justice Emmanuel Baguma delivered the ruling on Monday, after it had earlier been scheduled
woman flipped the traditional script of proposals by popping the question herself, but the man's response left netizens disappointed. Proposals are usually associated with grand reactions, from loud gasps, tears of happiness, to shaky hands and nervous giggles. The emotions become palpabl
Police in Kitagwenda District are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during an arrest linked to a domestic violence case in Nyabbani Sub-county. The incident happened on December 28, 2025, at around 9:00 a.m. in Rwenkubebe Parish, Rwenzori West Region, leaving a 59-year-old man dead an
A customer receives a step-by-step guide on using the Wendi mobile wallet, empowering them to seamlessly send and receive international money transfersKAMPALA, Uganda — Commercial banks and financial institutions in Uganda approved 1.93 trillion shillings in new credit during October, wi
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,
Eddy Kenzo has ignited a fresh political and entertainment storm after accusing Bobi Wine of building his fortune on President Museveni’s stability — and then turning against the very system that made him rich.Presidential advisor and award-winning musician Eddy Kenzo has launched a sh
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
“There are individuals paid to tarnish my personality and, on several occasions, pronounce me dead, but I have always turned up alive,” First Deputy Premier and Kamuli District Woman MP Rebecca Kadaga declared, addressing circulating rumours about her death. Kadaga blamed the false claims on
Residents of Bugolobi Princess Anna Drive, together with their local council leadership, have dragged a retired Ugandan judge and International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge, Julia Sebutinde to court over the alleged illegal construction of a six-storey apartment block in a residential neighborhoo
Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Ruhinda North MP, Thomas Tayebwa, has issued a firm response to National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, following accusations made against him and President Museveni.Bobi Wine, reacting to a video showing Tay
