When rows of young Ugandans report for work on the assembly line of electric boda boda motorcycles, Presdeitn Yoweri Museveni’s son-in-law Odrek Rwabwogo says he sees more than machines and tools. He sees a future where Uganda builds more of what it uses.Odrek Rwabwogo, the husband of Pa
New EC Secretary KamugishaA shocking audit into the operations of the Electoral Commission has laid bare a catalogue of financial and administrative failures that have thrown the country’s election managers into fresh controversy.The explosive findings from the latest report by th
John Kalule, the Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation in OPM speaking with Amuria Assistant RDC Proscovia Arongo after the district Baraza. Credit by Delux Emmy AlomuBy Delux Emmy AlomuSOROTI CITYThe Office of the Prime Minister has officially announced that the long-aw
The city of Gulu City was alive with excitement as Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda, attended the grand homecoming celebrations of Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, the Chief Justice of Uganda. Thousands of people, including community leaders, cultural representatives, and ordinary residen
Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among congratulated Bukedea Comprehensive School for its strong performance in the 2025 UACE examinations, where 65 students scored the maximum 20 points, but the celebration also sparked mixed reactions and criticism from some social media users.Speaker o
KAMPALA – Doubts regarding whether or not Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is still fully in control of this country have surfaced severally particularly in the last five years. A combination of factors including Museveni’s advanced age, his younger brother Salim Saleh growing influence t
According to several local party leaders, the Shs186 million was deposited on January 13, 2026 into Apac district party account at Centenary Bank.Apac, Uganda: A bitter dispute has erupted among leaders of the ruling National Resistance Movement in Apac District over Shs186 million that wa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 7,000 illegal gaming machines worth Shs8.8 billion have been seized across Uganda over the past five years in operations aimed at curbing unlicensed gaming and protecting the public from exploitation. The enforcement operations, conducted from the 202
Kabula County MP-elect Enos K. Asiimwe survived a suspected assassination attempt after he was shot in the leg by a gunman at a hotel in Lyantonde and is now receiving treatment in Kampala.Kabula County MP-elect Enos K. Asiimwe (Asiimwe Enos) survived a suspected assassination attempt afte
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici
