Former NSSF boss Byarugaba lands key State House role
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former NSSF managing director Richard Patrick Byarugaba as senior presidential advisor on exports and industrial development, alon...
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EC orders for Opening of Sealed Black Boxes in Kawempe Mayoral Race Vote Recount
Kampala District Returning Officer, Jennifer Kyobutungi has ordered the opening of sealed black boxes containing election materials from Kawempe Division after failing to...
BREAKING! Makerere Guild President Churchill Sentamu Heavily Defeated in Central Region Youth MP Race
Churchill James Sentamu, the current Makerere University Guild President and nephew to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), has suffered a crushing defeat in...
Mamdani’s Bombshell Book Explodes Museveni, Idi Amin Myths
It’s been decades since I read a book as compelling as Prof Mahmood Mamdani’s extraordinary tour de force on Uganda. For most open-minded readers, this book...
Namirembe Bitamazire lived a fulfilling career in public service
Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire, a towering figure in Uganda’s education sector, passed away on January 14 at the age of 84.A professional teacher, former head teac...
NUP, NRM Nearly Share City Hall Councilor Seats in Kampala
NUP swept most of the directly elected councillor seats in Makindye West and East, as well as Rubaga North and South divisions, losing only one of the five available slot...
Balimwezo is the new Kampala Lord Mayor
Balimwezo with the declaration form at the Kampala Tally Center in NakawaKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, the National Unity Platform (NUP) f...
Winners and Losers in District Local Government Polls
The just-concluded district local government elections have delivered a mixed verdict for incumbents, returning political veterans, and first-time challengers, with voter...
Balimwezo in the lead as official Kampala Mayoral race results delay
Lord Mayoral Candidate Engineer Ronald Balimwezo accompanied by his wife going to cast their Votes at Mutungo Zone 4 in Nakawa Division.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT...
NUP’s Balimwezo leads incumbent Lukwago in Kampala results
National Unity Platform candidate Ronald Balimwezo, left, and incumbent Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of the People’s Front for Freedom are the front-runners in the Kam...