Japan cherry blossom festival cancelled over badly behaved tourists
Japanese authorities in a town near Mount Fuji have cancelled this year's cherry blossom festival, saying a surge in tourist numbers is unmanageable for locals.The influx...
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Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules
On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.”The wire st...
Residents suffocate as Lake Victoria chokes on pollution
Research. Science professors conduct research on water pollution in Lake Victorian in October last year. Their findings indicated that the lake contained heavy metals, pe...
Museveni commissions East Africa’s largest ethanol plant
President Yoweri Museveni has inaugurated PRO Industries, the largest ethanol plant in East Africa, highlighting the $100-million investment as a significant advancement...
Africa Catholic body urges govt to free Masaka priest
A continental network of Catholic scholars, leaders, and advocates of pastoral ministry and church studies has asked the government to immediately release detained Masaka...
Gov’t to spend less in 2026/27 financial year– Finance Ministry
The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has reduced the preliminary resource envelope for the 2026/27 financial year to Shs69...
Gov’t to spend less in 2026/27 financial year– Finance Ministry
The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has reduced the preliminary resource envelope for the 2026/27 financial year to Shs69...
Mpuuga, Sseggona and Basalirwa Show Solidarity with Detained MP
Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, Hon. Medard Lubega Sseggona and Hon. Asuman Basalirwa visited Butambala County MP, Mohammed Muwanga Kivumbi, at Kitalya Prison today, where he is bei...
Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete Appropriation
Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete AppropriationParliament on Thursday approved the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for FY 2026/2...
Vivo Energy Uganda commissions Mbale LPG plant to boost clean cooking access in Eastern region
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has commissioned a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling and storage plant in Mbale City as part of its strategy to e...