Law Society Fires Back at CJ Zeija: Judges Are Not Immune From Criticism
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has issued a sharply worded statement rejecting what it described as an attempt by incoming Chief Justice Flavian Zeija to silence critics on...
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Museveni in Tanzania to Meet Samia Suluhu
President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Tanzania on Saturday for a worki...
CDF declares 2026 elections the most peaceful since 1996
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described Uganda’s 2026 general elections as the most peaceful since 1996...
M7 Meeting With Opposition MPs: What It Signals After a Disputed 2026 Election
The opposition members of Parliament (MP)’s decision to meet the president has exposed fresh cracks within the opposition, coming just weeks after a disputed January 15...
NRM Candidate Wins Mayor Race for Kasangati Town Council Which is Where Bobi Wine Magere Home is Located
Strategists inside NUP headquarters at Kavule have been left with no option but to agree with Dr. Kizza Besigye’s time-tested conclusion that the vote and mere ballotin...
Police impound Kampala taxi linked to violent highway robberies
The impounded taxi is linked to highway robberies on the Northern Bypass, Bulenga, Kyengera, and Nsangi areas.Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime...
Karamoja, Teso Parliamentary losers to back Mao for speakership
Teso/Karamoja – Several parliamentary candidates who lost in the just concluded elections across Teso and Karamoja have started holding meetings with those who were ele...
HYSTERIA! M7 Tips Bish, Nsibambi for Big Jobs
President Yoweri Museveni has quietly stretched an olive branch to the opposition, tipping outgoing Rukiga MP Roland Bish Ndyomugyenyi and Mawokota South’s Yusuf Nsibam...
Kanyesigye floors NRM’s Ampaire to win National Female Youth MP Seat
Independent candidate Mercy Kanyesigye Friday defeated NRM’s Flag bearer Dianah Ampaire Kampe to win the National Female Youth MP seat after a closely fought vote in Ho...
Ugandan minister Steven Tendo, who faced brutal torture abroad, detained by ICE in Vermont
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigr...