The just-concluded district local government elections have delivered a mixed verdict for incumbents, returning political veterans, and first-time challengers, with voters in several districts opting for change while others reaffirmed familiar leadership. An empty polling stationThe
polling official under the watch of police inserts holes on the edges of the plastic buckets to allow fitting of security seals in Gulu cityGulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Polling at Limu Medical Flats Polling Station (OI-LZ) in Laroo-Pece Division, Gulu City, was thrown into chaos on Thu
Businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and Tugume Boniface are at the centre of controversy after chaos at the Bushenyi tally centre as Igara West was decided by just 880 votes.A photo combo of Businessman and Bushenyi NRM boss Hassan Bassajabala (L) and Igara County West parliamentary candidate
National Unity Platform candidate Ronald Balimwezo, left, and incumbent Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of the People’s Front for Freedom are the front-runners in the Kampala mayoral race. Preliminary results from Thursday’s election show Balimwezo leading in several key divisions.KAMPALA, Ug
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has registered a clean sweep in the Youth and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) leadership elections in Kira Municipality, winning all contested positions in polls held on Tuesday at Kira Secondary School.By the time journalists arrived at the polling
Ngora Woman MP Stella Apolot Isodo died after a brief illness while being rushed to Mulago Hospital, Speaker Anita Among has said, hailing her as a servant leader and advocate for women’s rights.Speaker Anita Among laying a wreath on the casket carrying the Late Ngora Woman MP Stella Apo
The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered a recount of votes in the Kalungu West parliamentary race following a petition by defeated candidate Ismael Ssemakula, who challenged the victory of MP-elect Joseph Gonzaga Ssewungu.Chief Magistrate Herbert Asiimwe said the decision was dri
Several Ugandans are among more than 14,600 illegal residents deported from Saudi Arabia since the year 2026 started as authorities intensify a nationwide crackdown on residency, labour and border violations, the Saudi Ministry of Interior has revealed.According to the ministry, 14,621 und
Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Democratic Front (DF) leader, Mathias Mpuuga, has lost his Nyendo-Mukungwe parliamentary seat in the 2026 general elections.Mpuuga was defeated by National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira.Mpuuga, who was elected
After a military raid on his home in Magere, Robert Kyagulanyi remains in hiding while condemning election irregularities and the house arrest of his relatives.Uganda’s presidential election, held on Jan. 15, 2026, was defined by a massive security presence and a total digital blackout,
