Homes Burned as Oyam Land Dispute Turns Violent, Police Move to Restore Calm
OYAM, Uganda – Police in Oyam District have moved swiftly to restore calm following a violent land dispute that saw an angry mob torch several homes in Bar Cell, Easter...
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Uganda: Tension Erupts Outside Butambala Court As Kivumbi Supporters Chase Away Magala
Tension flared outside the Butambala Chief Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after supporters of Butambala County Member of Parliament Muwanga Kivumbi chased away local polit...
Mabirizi Further Remanded as Prosecution Moves to Verify Sureties
The matter came up before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday. Through his lawyers, Anthony Asiimwe and Yasin Ssentumbwe Munagomba, Mabirizi applied for bai...
Iganga NUP boss says ‘no grudges’ after election defeat
Iganga NUP Chairperson Grace Ndizaawa says he has forgiven political rivals after losing Iganga Central Division chairperson race, and reiterates a call for unity and rec...
Court adjourns terrorism case against MP Kivumbi, orders state to fast-track investigations
BUTAMBALA – The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has adjourned proceedings in the terrorism case against Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivu...
Woman arrested for strangling co-wife to death in Adjumani
Police in Adjumani have arrested a 35-year-old woman over the alleged strangulation of her co-wife during a polygamous household dispute as investigations into the fatal...
EXCLUSIVE! After Nameere’s win, NUP’s Namutaawe also faces court drama in District Woman MP result
Insider sources allege a quiet legal consultations aimed at challenging Joan Namutaawe’s Masaka District Woman MP election victory, though no petition has yet been file...
“I simply do not want him as President of Uganda” – Otafiire on First Son Muhoozi
Internal Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire says he does not support Muhoozi Kainerugaba for president, sparking backlash from MK loyalists amid Uganda succession debate.A...
EACOP project sparks ongoing battle over land and justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil P...
I Want a Corruption-Free Parliament – Namuganza Speaks Out on Unseating Anita Among from Speakership
State Minister for Housing, Persis Namuganza, has officially thrown her hat into the ring for the powerful position of Speaker of the incoming 12th Parliament.The outspok...