Uganda joins risky military mission in Gaza as it eyes UN top seat
Ugandan army.Uganda is once again turning to one of its most used foreign policy tools, military deployments abroad, as it joins a US-backed stabilisation mission in Gaza...
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Maj Gen Masiko, Don Wanyama, Mike Mukula, Assigned ‘Patriotic Officer’ Ranks in Muhoozi’s PLU Structure
The Joint Staff – Political Commissariat of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Henry Masiko, Vision Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Don...
Kabale–Mparo Road Deterioration Disrupts Transport and Trade
Road users along the Kabale–Mparo road in Kabale District have raised serious concerns over the deteriorating condition of the road, saying it is negatively affect...
Rukiga: Grief as Gen Matsiko Buries Father, Brother in Joint Ceremony
sombre mood engulfed Kanywero–Kashaki–Kihanga–Mparo Valley in Rukiga District on Sunday as hundreds of mourners gathered at Katungu Playground for th...
CDF declares 2026 elections the most peaceful since 1996
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described Uganda’s 2026 general elections as the most peaceful since...
UPDF picks 10 Military MPs in Bombo as Defence Forces Council votes
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has elected 10 military representatives to Parliament following a vote by the Defence Forces Council electoral college, a...
FULL LIST: Here are the men and women elected to Uganda’s 12th Parliament
Uganda’s political landscape has been reshaped following the Jan. 15 general election, with the ruling National Resistance Movement maintaining a dominant majority...
Seven caskets, one tragedy: Family buried in Rukiga after fatal highway crash
Church leaders in Rukiga District pay their respects during a service held on December 29, 2025 at Kyogo Church of Uganda for seven family members who died in a road cras...
UPDF Appeals to Mufti to Promote Peace Ahead of Elections
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has appealed to the Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, to continue guiding Muslim clerics a...
Where presidential candidates will spend Christmas season
Uganda’s eight presidential candidates will mark Christmas Day at different locations across the country as the 2026 election campaigns intensify, with some conten...