A simmering political and personal rift within one of Mbale’s prominent families has burst into the open after Mbale City Woman MP Lydia Wanyoto Mutende publicly admitted supporting an opposition candidate against her own brother in the hotly contested Mbale North Division parliamentary race.
NUP Vice President for Northern Uganda Dr Lina Zedriga Waru.National Unity Platform (NUP) Acting President Dr Lina Zedriga Waru has spoken out for the first time about her harrowing abduction and detention, revealing how her captors warned her against speaking to the press and threatened t
A damning Auditor General’s report has laid bare a shocking cocktail of neglect, poor planning, and institutional failure at the Uganda Prisons Service, where a high-stakes digital system meant to revolutionise prison management has instead stalled in a near-decade-long limbo.The Prisons
A shocking Auditor General’s report has blown the lid off years of chronic mismanagement, weak oversight, and questionable financial handling at Uganda Livestock Industries Limited (ULI), painting a grim picture of a once-strategic national asset now plagued by inefficiency, neglect, and system
A crucial NRM political mobilizer from Northern Uganda has accused senior party figures of sidelining him and misrepresenting his work after he successfully convinced a group of opposition candidates to withdraw from the 2026 race and support the yellow camp.Moses Ongwec, a cadre from Lang
Police at Wandegeya have arrested two young men in connection with carrying dangerous weapons while roaming the streets late at night. The suspects, identified as Omirambe Nizara, 18, and Ochom Daniel, 23, both residents of Kawempe Division in Kampala, were apprehended during a routine patrol ear
Christians Paying Last Respect to Late Fr. Angelo Matua on Tuesday.Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Rev. Fr. Angelo Matua of Arua Catholic Diocese has stirred emotional reactions among Christian faithful and raised questions about the circumstances leading to his illness.
The Ministry of Works and Transport is set to unveil the General Specifications for Road and Bridge Works 2026, a major update to the previous 2005 guidelines. The official launch event will take place at Speke Resort Munyonyo, with the Chief Guest, Gen. Katumba Wamala, Minister for Works and Tra
These facilities vary in size and capability, ranging from small barracks hospitals to large referral centres equipped with specialised services. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is gradually becoming a major player in Uganda’s health system. The national army maintains a numb
In the news this morning, the Constitutional court has struck down the Computer Misuse Act which was amended in September 2022. The private member’s bill tabled by outgoing Kampala Central MP sought to regulate the use of social media and freedom of expression in Uganda.Dubbed the Nserek
