Government has revealed that the first batch of people that received money through the Parish Development Model (PDM) have started repaying back the loans.So far, UGX1.4Bn has been paid through the Wendi App, with Maracha district, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Masaka City, Mubend
Three fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly impersonating the person of the Inspector General of Police with intent to dupe unsuspecting members of the Police Force.The trio has been identified as; Ariho Abubakar Uthmaan, Bukenya Fayim, and Kaweesi Dalton.According to a police
Busega-Mpigi Expressway projectKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is concerned about the escalating cost of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway with lawmakers questioning how the project’s contract price doubled from the initial Shs547.5 billion to over Shs1.2 trillion.The C
At least 30 parliamentary election petitions have been filed following Uganda’s January 15, 2026, general elections, highlighting ongoing disputes over declared outcomes. The cases, now before various High Court circuits, involve challenges against winning candidates, election procedur
Uganda’s president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni and his team of close and trusted advisors are on a mission to identify men and women that will be named cabinet ministers and junior ministers (ministers of state) in coming weeks. The 81-year-old, who will have ruled Uganda for 45 ye
Andrew Ainebyona, 32, a science teacher at Yudesi Nursery and Primary School, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl.The prosecution, led by Lilian Nandawula, was able to produce six witnesses, who accused the teacher, Ainebyona, of raping the minor.T
Internal conflicts among NRM leaders in Masaka City are raising alarm within the party, with some members warning that opposition parties could exploit the divisions to reclaim influence in the region.Although the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has long struggled to establish a strongh
A dark cloud has settled over the Ugandan sports community following a horrific road accident on Tuesday that claimed the lives of five students from Iki-Iki Senior Secondary School.The tragedy occurred along the Mbale–Tirinya Highway at Jami, located within the Kamonkoli Town Council, a
For years, Uganda’s brightest university students have steered away from education degrees, gravitating instead toward medicine, law, and engineering — courses perceived to offer better financial returns. The government is now moving decisively to change that calculation.In a landmark
Justice Micheal Elubu of the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has issued a Court order freezing bank accounts opened in the names of General Trading Limited registered in Stanbic Bank, land titles and documents connected to controversial South Sudan gold dealer Henry Ochown alias Malong
