EACOP project sparks ongoing battle over land and justice
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 P...
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Independents Who Refused to Be Swallowed by M7’s NRM
Several independents among the newly elected MPs have been praised for the Wednesday ‘prudent’ decision they made to quickly sign individual MoUs evidencing...
MUKONO: 92-Year-Old Man Murdered in Suspected Land Dispute
Police in Mukono District are investigating the murder of Katabarwa Hassan, a 92-year-old resident of Kyawanvubu Village in Namataba Town Council, in what is suspected to...
Uganda Airlines delays expose cracks in passenger protection
Uganda’s flag carrier has this week made headlines for all the wrong reasons after it was revealed that Jenifer Bamuturaki, the Chief Executive Officer, will not s...
Kalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Kiruuta Nkeretanyi arraigned before Buganda Road Court on theft charges
Kampala, Uganda — Kalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Kiruuta Nkeretanyi has been arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of theft inv...
Simon Mungudit: Makerere’s Best Performing Male Science Student and Rising Star in Petroleum Geoscience
Simon Mungudit has emerged as the best performing male student in the Sciences at Makerere University and is set to graduate during the University’s 76th Graduatio...
Ugandan minister Steven Tendo, who faced brutal torture abroad, detained by ICE in Vermont
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigr...
Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital
An unknown number of aid workers are missing after air strikes hit a hospital in South Sudan, near the Ethiopian border, a charity group says.The hospital, run by medical...
Students, parents protest proposed renaming of Busoga University
Students and parents of Busoga University have protested a proposed name change, warning it threatens the institution’s identity and could affect graduates’...
Ruto Appoints Odinga’s Widow as UN Environment Programme Permanent Representative
President William Ruto has appointed Canon Dr. Ida Betty Odinga, widow of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, as Kenya’s Ambassador and Permanent Re...