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19 Aug '24
Parliament is set to hold regional sittings despite some opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) rejecting the schedule of parliamentary sessions in various parts of the country.According to a notice dated August 19 from the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwes
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12 Aug '24
LOP Ssenyonyi under siege as parliament moves from Kampala COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | In her two year tenure following corruption scandals and international sanctions, under pressur
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30 Jul '24
Speaker Anita Among chairs a plenary session at Parliament on April 24. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWAThanksgiving ceremonies, anniversaries and marriages among other functions that attract a sizeable number of people, are common in Uganda.It is also at such c
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29 Jul '24
Throughout history, numerous countries have been banned from the Olympics for various reasons. Take a look…In total, thirteen countries have been banned from competing in the Summer Olympic Games in past.According to
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21 Jul '24
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on.State Minister for Energy, Okasaai Opolot says Ugandans will get jobs during and
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19 Jul '24
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has cruised to another incredible 99%-plus victory in the country’s presidential elections. The latest results showed he had amassed 99.18% of the vote. That would be a record, topping the 98.79% he won in 2017.The preci
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19 Jul '24
The monthly salaries of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abbas Byakagaba, and Commissioner General of Prisons (CGP) Johnson Byabashaija and those of their deputies have been more than doubled in the new salary structure of Financial year 2024/25 that takes
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17 Jul '24
South African police are hunting for a Ugandan man who allegedly conned a South African Police Service (SAPS) officer out of nearly R3 million (about 614 million) by feigning a romantic relationship.The suspect calls himself Dr. Kalvin SofikaThe su
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16 Jul '24
Pep Guardiola admitted in May that he was leaning towards leaving Manchester City in 2025.Pep Guardiola has only one year remaining on his Manchester City contract (Image: Getty)Pep Guardiola
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15 Jul '24
Gold medallist Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 5000m event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 6, 2021. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)The countdown to th