Journalist ‘Abducted’ After Radio Talk Show in Kampala
Ugandan journalist has been ‘abducted’ after a radio talk show in Kampala, the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) says. Journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose worked with...
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SAD! Ex-Museveni Minister Dead
An ex-Museveni minister is dead. Ambassador Kweronda Ruhemba, a former minister in different dockets and as an envoy, in the Yoweri Museveni government, breathed his last...
Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach
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 regu...
"WE ARE NOT SAFE!" Heartbroken Mothers Plead for Army to Stay as SANDF Storms Joburg Crime Hotspots
In a powerful and emotional display of desperation, mothers in some of Johannesburg's most crime-ridden suburbs have issued a heart-wrenching plea to the South African go...
Apologise or We Meet in Court: Byanyima Dares Netizen Who Called Besigye an Assasin
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that repeat...
UCC trains 1,800 boda boda riders to drive Uganda’s digital economy
KAMPALA — The Uganda Communications Commission has trained 1,800 boda boda riders in an ambitious drive to transform the country’s informal transport sector into a di...
NUP lawyer Released, Questioned About Where Bobi Wine Is Hiding
Yesterday 16th February marked exactly one month since the army and police took charge of Bobi Wine’s residence, surrounding it and storming it inside whenever they wis...
Kenyan President calls for emergency EAC summit as $89 million gap threatens to paralyze the bloc
The President of Kenya and Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) William Samoei RutoKenya’s President William Ruto has called for an emergency summit of Heads...
30 incumbent councillors lose in Busia district
New Busia chairman John Charles Namayindi (left), Joan Aduru Busia registrar (right)Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The just-concluded Local Council Five (LCV) election...
Polling Delays Across the Country As Voters Stay Away
In Kasese, the polling exercise was delayed at most stations due to the absence of the required ten voters needed to witness the opening of the ballot boxes. By 10:00 a.m...