Uganda projects 10.4% economic growth in FY2026/27
Uganda projects 10.4% economic growth in FY2026/27independent.co.ug44minKAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s economy is forecast to expand by 10.4 percent by the end of...
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Uganda: Museveni Has Lost Buganda, Says Democratic Front Spokesperson, Moses Kasibante
The Spokesperson of the Democratic Front (DF), Moses Kasibante, has declared that President Yoweri Museveni has irreversibly lost political support in Buganda, stating th...
Achieving lasting remission for HIV.
Around the world, some 40 million people are living with HIV. And though progress in treatment means the infection isn’t the death sentence it once was, researchers hav...
Bobi Wine promises to shield cultural institutions from politics
Bobi Wine meets Buganda’s Prime Minister, pledging to protect Uganda’s cultural institutions from political interference and ensure their autonomy if elected presiden...
Uganda Election - Museveni Will Win, but the Landscape Has Changed Since His Last Victory.
On the eve of Uganda's 2021 presidential election, it was clear that regardless of how Ugandans voted, the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni, would most likely be declared the w...
How the Busiro East Drama Exposes Bobi Wine’s Biggest Political Weakness
With only weeks left before campaigns close, Uganda’s political landscape is revealing who has the composure, experience, and strategic discipline required for national...
Nigerian soldiers open fire on protesters in the northeast, killing 9, witnesses say
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa stateNigerian Army soldie...
Mathias Walukagga Kicked Out of Busiro East MP Race Over Invalid Academic Papers
The Electoral Commission has disqualified musician and politician Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East parliamentary race, citing failure to meet the minimum academi...
Shock as UETCL blows over Sh700bn on unused Bujagali Power.
An inquiry into the cost of electricity from the 250MW Bujagali Hydropower Dam has revealed that government has over the past seven years paid USD 213.1 million (about UG...
Minister Rwamirama’s Rival Chaims Himself at UNEB, Demands Return of Academic Documents
James Nkizamagara has chained himself at UNEB on Monday.James Nkizamagara, a political rival to Minister of State for Animal Husbandry Bright Rwamirama, on Monday chained...