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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rubaga Hospital has clarified the condition of Mohammed Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North Member of parliament, stating that he has not been declared dead. Sister Grace Nayondo, the Acting Director of the hospital, confirmed that Ssegirinya is brain-dead, with all his organs having shut down. However, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights activist Agather Atuhaire has been arrested. Atuhaire, the co-founder of Agora, an online digital public square dedicated to promoting human rights, public accountability and social justice, was arrested on Thursday along with other activists as they attempted to march to the Supreme …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three players from Uganda’s Under-17 national team, the Uganda Cubs, have been included in the Uganda Cranes’ provisional squad for the upcoming 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). The players—James Bogerere, attacking midfielder Isima Magala, and defensive midfielder Brian Ijara—played a key role in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among and NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi have made clarifications on news circulating that Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya has died. “Doctors attending to him say his organs are failing, but his heart is still active. Members will be notified on any developments in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, has made his first reshuffle of 2025, affecting seven senior police officers. The reshuffle includes the transfer of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Geoffrey Musana, who has been moved from the Directorate of Welfare and Production …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North constituency Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya, has passed away. According to the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya, Ssegirinya breathed his last at Rubaga Hospital this morning He promised to provide more details later. Ssegirinya, who was a member of NUP, has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has clarified the pressing concern among parents, teachers, and students: which curriculum will be adopted for Senior Five as students transition from the new competence-based lower secondary curriculum to upper secondary education? In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has surpassed its expected revenue collection for the first half of the financial year 2024/25 by 322 billion Shillings. URA collected 15.2 billion between July and December 2024, surpassing its target of 14.9 billion Shillings. “This 102.16 percent achievement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hajat Sharifa Buzeki, the new Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, has promised to digitalize public transport in Kampala to solve the problem of traffic jams in the city. During her speech after taking the oath and assuming office on Wednesday, Buzeki acknowledged that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has so far received 2,700 National Identification Card Mass Renewal and Registration exercise kits, out of the required 5,665. This follows the arrival of the second batch on Monday, containing 1,700 kits. The first consignment was received …