Thomas Tayebwa (C) in AruaThe deputy speaker of parliament Thomas Tayebwa spent the weekend in West Nile in what insiders describe as a calculated move to consolidate support as the race for the next deputy speaker intensifies.Publicly, Tayebwa travelled to Arua City to celebrate th
Marshall Alenyo is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched members of the 12th parliament.An eloquent lawyer by trade, he was recently elected as the MP for Jonam County in Pakwach district. For many, the real question isn’t how he got there, but how far he can go. In Kampala’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation.Over a month after his burial nea
Police in Nwoya District are investigating a single serious road accident that occurred on 10th February 2026 at around 10:40 a.m. The accident happened inside Murchison Park along the Karuma–Pakwach highway. The vehicle involved was an Isuzu Elf, blue in colour, registration number UP 00296, w
The number of people feared dead following a tragic accident at Karuma Bridge in Nwoya District is expected to rise to seven after a truck plunged into the River Nile on Tuesday morning. The incident involved a Fuso truck, registration number UAY 284Q, which was transporting maize from Lelabaro T
Uganda’s political landscape has been reshaped following the Jan. 15 general election, with the ruling National Resistance Movement maintaining a dominant majority despite significant challenges in key regions. The newly compiled list of legislators for the 12th Parliament reveals a chamber def
Robert Kyagulanyi’s campaign tour of West Nile follows that of President Yoweri Museveni of NRM a month ago, and Nathan Nandala Mafabi, whose tour concluded yesterday in Pakwach district.There is heavy security in Pakwach Town Council ahead of Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi W
The Ministry of Works and Transport has ordered an urgent diversion of all traffic following the collapse of a major section of the Karuma–Kamdini road on the Gulu Highway, severely disrupting movement between northern Uganda and Kampala.In a statement dated November 16, officials confir
Three Muni University officials were killed in a road crash along the Pakwach–Arua highway.The Saturday morning accident occurred at Nyapolo village in Alwi sub-county, Pakwach district, and involved a Toyota double-cabin pickup (registration number UBF
(L-R) Benson Turamye, Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), Patrick Birungi, Executive Director Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and Paul Mwesigwa, Managing Director Uganda Electricity Distribution Company L
