Uganda Strengthens Mobile Money Lending Rules to Combat Loan Defaults
Uganda's mobile money sector is taking major steps to prevent loan defaults and restore trust in digital lending. For years, some borrowers who defaulted on digital loans...
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Andrew Mwenda’s brother Major Baguma dies
Maj. Isaac Newton Baguma Muhanga Amooti, brother of journalist Andrew Mwenda and senior government officials, has died, with family and leaders paying tribute as burial a...
Nigerian actress to sue pastor Chris for refusing to marry her after wedding another woman
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has issued a pre-action notice against Grace Nation Ministry founder Chris Okafor, accusing him of breaching a promise of marriage after mar...
Archbishop Wokorach Calls for Fear-Free Elections Guided by Spirit of Christmas
Uganda is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on January 15, 2026, with the contest widely seen as tight. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who...
Kyagulanyi Asks Police, Army to Vote Him for Better Welfare
Speaking during a campaign rally in Serere Town, Kyagulanyi emphasized the importance of support from the security forces. The rally was marked by a heavy deployment of p...
Wiz Khalifa Sentenced To 9 Months In Romanian Prison! OMG!
Wiz Khalifa, Mr. Young, Wild & Free himself, is suddenly not looking very free at all after a Romanian court slapped him with a jaw-dropping nine-month prison sentence ov...
Museveni Warns Security Againsy Election Violence; ‘Torture, Beatings are Unnecessary’
President Museveni on Wednesday warned security personnel against using excessive force during elections, saying beatings and torture were unnecessary and avoidable, rema...
How Ministry of Water and Agriculture blew Shs 1.4b on a Ghost Serere dam
Residents of Aminit Village, Ojama Parish in Kyere Sub-county have raised a protest voice to President Museveni over the unfulfilled construction of a dam in Ojama Parish...
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...
Uganda: Govt Warns of of Shrinking Clean Water Resources Amid Growing Population
The Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources Planning and Regulation at the Ministry of Water and Environment, Richard Musota, has warned that access to clean and safe...