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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has expressed displeasure over the European Union Delegation’s meeting with the Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, a few weeks ago, despite despite abuse of human rights accusations against him. Speaking alongside the …

OBITUARY  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archdiocese of Kampala is mourning the loss of Msgr. Expedito Magembe, who passed away at the age of 88. Msgr. Magembe, a popular Catholic liturgical music composer, charismatic preacher, renowned spiritual healer, and exorcist, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Nsambya Hospital. His …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Makindye West MP Aloysius Allan Ssewanyana has been charged afresh for terrorism. Ssewanyana and four others — Sserwadda Mike, Kanyike Jackson, Bull Wamala, and John Mugerwa — were on Monday arraigned before The International Crimes Division (ICD) Judge Alice Komuhangi Khauka following an amended charge …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | As climate change intensifies, triggering record-breaking temperatures and longer heatwaves across the globe, a natural and often overlooked human function is being pushed to its limits: sweating. Sweating, the body’s primary cooling mechanism, now plays an increasingly critical role in how we adapt to …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women in business in Northern Uganda have asked the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to address the gaps in the Uganda National Trade Policy to make it inclusive for both women in small businesses and other businesses. Grace Aciro, an entrepreneur woman based …

  Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Nelson Ocheger, has warned the people of Teso to stay vigilant against politicians who disguise themselves under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party while failing to deliver on their promises. Ocheger criticized a growing trend where leaders …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri district are hunting for a housemaid who allegedly killed her 81-year-old employer, Kedress Kashillingi alias Muserebende, after a quarrel over a mopping rag. The suspect, identified only as Constance, allegedly attacked Kashillingi on Sunday morning at Nyakabare village, Central Division, Kebisoni Town …

Gulu, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General Richard Todwong has affirmed that no special favour will be extended to former opposition politicians who have recently joined the NRM party from the Acholi sub-region ahead of the 2026 general elections. Speaking in an interview with …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, Raphael p’ Mony Wokorach, has officially blessed and commissioned a newly built Catholic church in Lukwangole Parish, Patongo Sub-County, Agago District. The church was constructed by the Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. Construction of St. Matthew’s Chapel began in 2024. …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karim Mwase, the Lira Assistant Resident City Commissioner, has been murdered and his body dumped in Nakalama Sub-county along the Iganga-Bugiri Highway. Police in Busoga East have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing. Reports indicate that unknown assailants intercepted Mwase on his way from …