Mbarara airport dream runs into viability headwinds
public speeches, President Museveni likes using statistics to persuade and sway even sceptics about the economic dividends of accelerated investments in infrastructure. W...
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10 Deputy RDCs Who Deserve Promotion Because They Have Done Very Well
There is growing consensus among stakeholders and community members in the areas they have been deployed in, that the following deputy RDCs have done exceptionally well a...
Nakyobe Warns Prosecutors Against Political Pressure and Abuse of Justice
Head of Public Service Lucy Nakyobe has cautioned prosecutors against political interference, corruption and abuse of office, warning that unprofessional conduct undermin...
Museveni Petitioned over Irregularities at Wakiso Lands Office
concerned Ugandan citizen has petitioned President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, accusing a senior land official of orchestrating a “brazen and well‑orchestrated” land‑...
Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order
Traders in Entebbe Municipality say the ongoing enforcement of the Ministry of Local Government’s trade order has left them evicted without warning, relocation plans, o...
Kabaka’s illness a defining challenge of my 13-year leadership, says Mayiga
As he marked 13 years in office, Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister (Katikkiro) Charles Peter Mayiga used the milestone to reflect on a tenure shaped by institutional reform...
St. Peter’s Cathedral in Tororo Mobilizes Shs.12.5M to Protect Church Land from Grabbers
As Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ, St. Peter’s Cathedral in Tororo turned its attention to a pressing concern—raising funds to protect church...
Internal Wrangles Threaten NRM Gains in Masaka
Internal conflicts among NRM leaders in Masaka City are raising alarm within the party, with some members warning that opposition parties could exploit the divisions to r...
MPs see KCCA as accomplice in market demolition brutality
Eng. Ronald Balimwezo, Nakawa East MP, and Kampala City Lord Mayor-electKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s oversight committee has sharply criticised the...
Rakai RDC Sarah Kiyimba Takes on Land Grabbers, Eyes Bigger Role in Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Next Government
RAKAI — In a region long plagued by bitter land wrangles and fraud, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Rakai, Sarah Kiyimba, has emerged as one of the most voc...