Church demands life sentence as Kiboga prison shooting victims laid to rest
A casket containing the body of Bright Akishuri is lowered into the grave as prison officers and mourners pay their last respects in Rwingwe, Nyakabande, Kisoro District...
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Woman arrested over suspected child theft in Budaka
Police in Budaka District have arrested a woman suspected of child theft after recovering a three-month-old baby and a fake immunisation card. Authorities are investigati...
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...
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...
Lira Blood Bank construction nears completion
The Lira Regional Blood Bank under construction.Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the Regional Blood Bank at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) is...
Man Loading Shopping Items Collapses, Dies in Public
KAMPALA — A routine shopping trip ended in tragedy on Saturday when a man collapsed and died while loading groceries into his vehicle near a busy market, shocking onloo...
URA finally bows to pressure, removes downtown tax office kiosk
The decision followed hours of intense debate online where some social media users accused the tax body and KCCA of double standards, having removed similar structures ow...
Mugabe Mansion Shooting: Bellarmine Chatunga Breaks Silence – What Really Happened?
Johannesburg, South Africa – Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, finds himself embroiled in a serious legal bat...
Friends move to raise Shs 650 million to save late Cedric Babu Kololo home
The appeal comes after Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Uganda threatened to sell the prime condominium unit at Plot 1, Fumu Lane unless $182,709 (about Shs 655 million) is cl...
Eddy Kenzo roasted for claiming ‘most famous Ugandan’ title
The page claimed that its findings were based on Google searches, social media reach and global influence.Singer Eddy Kenzo stirred a debate this weekend online after rep...