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...
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FDC President Amuriat Finishes Fourth in Kanyum MP Race
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Patrick Amuriat has suffered a humiliating defeat in the recently concluded general elections.Amuriat who in 2...
Lukwago Concedes Defeat, Vows to Continue fight Against “Mafias and cartels”
In a move that signals the end of a 15-year era at City Hall, Erias Lukwago has officially conceded defeat in the 2026 Kampala Lord Mayorship race.In a signed statement d...
Greater Masaka Journalists Urge President Museveni to Release Promised GREMAJA SACCO Funds
Journalists from the Greater Masaka region have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and State House Comptroller Jane Barekye to expedite the disbursement of prom...
Presidential Envoy Ssewava Urges Inter-Religious Leaders, NRM Supporters to Remain United Behind Museveni
The Presidential Envoy for Buganda Affairs, Mr. Joseph Ssewava, has commended inter-religious leaders for their role in mobilising Ugandans to participate peacefully in t...
Uganda Hits Back at U.S. Sanctions Threats, Accuses Washington of Oil-Driven Interference
Uganda’s ruling establishment has dismissed calls by the United States to sanction General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, branding Washington’s response to the 2026 General Ele...
FULL STATEMENT: Lukwago concedes defeat in Kampala City Lord Mayoral race
Notwithstanding the flaws that have marred this process as an integral part of the entire 2026 General Elections, I do hereby accept the outcome of the Kampala Lord Mayor...
Photos: Bobi Wine says wife hospitalised, house ransacked in UPDF raid
Bobi Wine said his wife, Barbie Kyagulanyi, was held at gunpoint and repeatedly questioned about his whereabouts.Opposition leader Bobi Wine, has said his home in Magere...
Military Denies Having In Their Custody Nup’s Vice President Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru
The military today denied having the National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President, Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, in its custody, despite serious concerns raised over her disap...
NRM’s Ian Kyeyune declared Wakiso LC5 chairperson amid tally centre chaos
NRM’s Ian Kyeyune has been declared Wakiso District LC5 Chairperson after polling 177,710 votes, but NUP’s Najja Nasiif rejected the results and caused chaos at the t...