Seven killed in separate accidents on major highways
Uganda’s road safety crisis remains a major concern, as recent incidents highlight the growing danger on its roads. In separate crashes, six people died, and sever...
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Several feared dead in Karuma road crash involving Nile Star bus
A Kampala-bound Nile Star bus collided with a truck near Karuma, leaving several people feared dead and others injured.A Nile Star bus collided with a heavy truck between...
FULL LIST: Govt names best, worst performing local governments
Minister for General Duties Justine Kasule Lumumba presents the 2025 local government performance assessment results during the National Performance Review Conference at...
Tayebwa takes deputy speaker battle to West Nile to stem Alenyo’s rise
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 sup...
Speakership: why Marshall Alenyo’s strategy for deputy speaker matters
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 Jona...
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...
Police Vehicle Overturns in Murchison Park, Recruits Injured
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...
Karuma Bridge Truck Accident: Death Toll Feared to Rise to Seven After Vehicle Plunges Into River Nile
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...
FULL LIST: Here are the men and women elected to Uganda’s 12th Parliament
Uganda’s political landscape has been reshaped following the Jan. 15 general election, with the ruling National Resistance Movement maintaining a dominant majority...
Heavy Security Deployed Ahead of Bobi Wine’s Visit to Pakwach
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 yester...