President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to inject Shs1 billion into each mechanics’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) operating within Kampala, in a move aimed at strengthening the informal automotive sector and improving access to affordable financing.The commitme
NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi has pledged to launch an independent inquiry into the alleged brutalization of fishing communities if elected in 2026.KAMPALA, Uganda — National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi has reaffirmed a strict “no-independents” policy, urging his supporter
Uganda’s coffee exports soared 38% in October 2025, reaching $185.56 million, driven by robust Robusta and Arabica shipments. Read the full report on top buyers and the $2.4 billion annual earningsKAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has approved a 572 billion shilling investmen
Uganda faces a multibillion-dollar deadlock as charcoal remains the primary fuel for 82 percent of Kampala households.KAMPALA, Uganda — Behind the heavy scent of woodsmoke that hangs over Kampala every evening lies a multibillion-dollar economic deadlock. Despite a flurry of executive or
Butambala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni resumes his nationwide presidential campaign today, Monday, December 29, 2025, with scheduled rallies across the Greater Mpigi sub-region, as the 2026 election race enters its final stretch of the year.According to the official NRM campai
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
In this article, when I refer to Kyagulanyi’s supporters, I am referring to individuals who align with the National Unity Platform (NUP). Available evidence suggests that since Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, declared himself as a presidential candidate, his message to
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
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has appealed to the Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, to continue guiding Muslim clerics and the faithful to uphold peace and harmony before, during, and after the forthcoming national elections. A senior delegation of UPD
