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...
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Police, UWA arrest man with154kg of ivory tusks in Nwoya
Police and Uganda Wildlife Authority have seized 154kg of elephant ivory in Nwoya District and arrested a suspected trafficker. UWA says the operation signals intensified...
Shock as nine-year-old pupil takes own life in Pallisa
Shock gripped Pallisa District after a nine-year-old Primary Two pupil allegedly committed suicide following the recent deaths of both parents, prompting calls for increa...
BREAKING! Soroti City Resident Arrested for Illegally Selling Passports
A resident of Soroti City has been arrested for allegedly selling passports and other immigration-related documents.According to a police statement, Tesira Abilo, a resid...
Opposition holds prayer inside Lubaga without priest despite postponement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers beg...
For Speakership position, I shall consult President, but we must fight corruption -CDF Gen. Muhoozi
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has revealed that he will consult President Yoweri Museveni on the race for Speaker of Parliament while declaring c...
Police Arrest Over 700 Suspects in Week-Long Crackdown Across Greater Kampala
Police have arrested at least 700 suspects in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area during intelligence-led operations conducted between February 16 and 22, 2026, targeti...
Police Bosses Arrested After Being Implicated In Series Of Mortorcycle Thefts
Police is holding two of its own officers over allegations of being behind a series of motorcycle thefts and other robberies in the Albertine South Region. The arrested o...
dfcu Opens Namanve Branch as Bahati Urges Review of Lending Rates
dfcu Bank has opened a new branch in Namanve Industrial Park, positioning itself at the heart of one of Uganda’s fastest-growing manufacturing hubs, as government renew...
TV10 Executive Fined Shs4 Million, Equipment Forfeited Over Illegal Broadcasting
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chief of Strategy at TV10 Gano Mazima, Dean Lubowa Ssaava, has been fined Shs4 million and ordered to forfeit all broadcasting equipment after ple...