Arua- In a noble affirmation of the rule of law and the protection of children, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has successfully prosecuted a former UPDF soldier, Anguzu Andrew (AA) for defiling a 13-year old girl, and the High Court sitting in Arua has sentenced him to 4
The Judicial Service Commission has launched a formal search for Uganda’s next deputy chief justice, following the recent promotion of Dr. Flavian Zeija to lead the judiciary.The vacancy was created when President Yoweri Museveni appointed Zeija as chief justice on Jan. 24. He replaced A
The reasons why Manchester City “could accept” a 60-point penalty in their long-running Financial Fair Play (FFP) case have been explained. Since early 2023, at least 115 charges have been hanging over the Etihad Stadium. No verdict has been delivered as yet, and the expectation is that any p
Uganda continues to make its mark on the global stage after long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record in the half marathon on Sunday.Kiplimo achieved the milestone after winning the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal with an outstanding time of 57 minutes and 20 s
Justice Kania ruled that it was unlikely that Henry Katanga, a right handed person intending to commit suicide, would shoot himself on the left side of his head,” and that the alternative trajectory proposed by Molly's defence would require awkward positioningMolly Katanga listening to t
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has narrated how Besigye taught NRA fighters to use chloroform during Kabamba barracks attack.A trained medical doctor, Dr Kizza Besigye was Museveni’s personal physician and also treated combatants of the National Resistance Army (NRA) war that raged on
IRAN’S next suspected Supreme Leader was reportedly treated for impotency at hospitals in London.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, the son of the slain Ayatollah, has been tipped as the regime’s next dictator – and it could put him in Donald Trump‘s cross hairs.Mojtaba Khamenei, Son Of
Eleven years at the helm. Billions borrowed. Mega dams commissioned with pomp and glory. Yet today, hard questions are exploding over the management of Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited as the December 2025 Auditor General’s report exposes troubling cracks in Uganda’s power genera
Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task over failure to appoint substantive officials in different administrative positions.In a meeting held on Monday, 23 February 2026, a team from the m
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers began to stream in. They arrived first in small groups, then in clusters, their footsteps steady on the stone floor. A special Mas
