MPs see KCCA as accomplice in market demolition brutality
Eng. Ronald Balimwezo, Nakawa East MP, and Kampala City Lord Mayor-electKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s oversight committee has sharply criticised the...
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Boat capsize on Lake Victoria leaves three dead, several missing in Mayuge
MAYUGE – Police in Mayuge District are investigating a fatal boat accident on Lake Victoria that has claimed three lives, with several other passengers still unaccounte...
Mobile money taxes reversing digital financial inclusion in Uganda
Uganda’s mobile money tax policy is threatening to reverse years of digital financial inclusion by driving low-income users back to cash. With 43 million accounts proce...
Over 7,000 illegal gaming machines worth Shs8.8 billion seized across Uganda
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 aim...
Here’s the amount election officials earned during 2026 polls
The Electoral Commission has published detailed allowance rates for temporary election officials and said payments are ongoing, although some have been delayed due to mob...
Meet Richard Baabo Kamugisha: The 25-Year Electoral Commission Veteran Who’s Now Uganda’s EC Secretary
Kampala, Uganda – When you think of elections in Uganda, it’s easy to picture ballot boxes, long queues, and heated political debates. But behind all that machinery...
Gov’t Launches Nationwide Consultations Before Relaunch of Electronic Penalty System
KAMPALA — The government has begun fresh consultations with transport sector stakeholders ahead of the planned relaunch of Uganda’s Electronic Penalty System (EPS) an...
Owino market building demolished overnight by unknown people
Unidentified people reportedly stormed a structure that forms part of the market and brought it down using heavy machinery without any authorization from the city authori...
Stakeholders raise pertinent questions about bodaboda ban from Kampala city center
Safeboda for instance, questioned how riders from areas such as Najjera or Kira would complete trips to destinations within the central business district if bodabodas are...
Police Foil Armed Robbery Targeting Mobile Money Operator in Bugolobi, Recovers Gun
Police have foiled a suspected aggravated robbery targeting a mobile money operator in Bugolobi, Kampala. The suspect, who was armed with a gun hidden inside a polythene...