Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contest...
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NARO Courts Agro-Industrialists to Accelerate Value Addition and Boost Farmer Incomes
The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has intensified engagement with agro-industrial investors to fast-track agro-industrialisation, deepen value additi...
Fact-Check: Viral Video Claiming Uganda Is Launching Mandatory Newborn DNA Screening Is False
A poster circulating on social media claims that the Ministry of Health is set to roll out a nationwide mandatory newborn screening for paternity DNA, allegedly to be lau...
TikToker Diana Skyz Found Dead at Kyanja Apartment
Kampala — Prominent Ugandan TikToker and content creator Diana Skyz has been found dead at her apartment in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb, in a case that has shocked th...
Government earmarks UGX 2.2 trillion for five-year local government plan
KAMPALA, Uganda — The government has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan for the Ministry of Local Government, earmarking 2.2 trillion shillings to bols...
Education Minister should save situation and sack UNEB Secretary for incompetence
Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs Janet Museveni and UNEB Executive Secretary Dan Odongo.The disappearance of 34 Primary Leaving Examination Integrated Science script...
Uganda to launch nationwide road and rail overhaul in 2026
Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport unveils a major 2026 infrastructure plan featuring road rehabilitations, railway upgrades, and water transport projects.KA...
PFF demands audit of 2026 elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the E...
“There is no opposition in Uganda,†Museveni says
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has alleged that the National Unity Platform (NUP), led by his two-time challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, mani...
Finance Secures UGX 2.75 Trillion Financing Deals for Power, Water, and Roads
The Government of Uganda has signed financing agreements worth UGX 2.747 trillion to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening power transmission, e...