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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  General Court Martial Chairperson Brig. Robert Freeman Mugabe has ruled that the UPDF Act grants his court jurisdiction over offenses committed both in Uganda and abroad. Mugabe stated that Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya’s transfer from Kenya to Uganda did not breach …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Police gunned down six suspected bank robbers during an operation aimed at foiling a robbery of a bank client in Kamwokya on Monday evening. A group of seven suspected robbers, who had reportedly planned to rob a Stanbic Bank client after they withdrew unspecified cash …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyer Steven Kalali has petitioned the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to challenge the nine-month jail term imposed on fellow lawyer Eron Kiiza by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial. Kiiza was summarily sentenced for contempt of court on January …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apple farmers in Kasese District are expressing frustration over the lack of a reliable market for their produce. Despite benefiting from the awareness campaign by Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) to promote fruit growing, farmers say they face significant challenges due to the absence of …

SPEECHES | THE INDEPENDENT | Odrek Rwabwogo has identified conditions that generate labour leaving Uganda. Top of this, is an economy or African economies, that don’t generate jobs fast enough to catch up with their birthrate. He made the remarks recently at the Uganda Diaspora Summit organised at Munyonyo by the …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo District has halted market operations in Agoro sub county, including weekly and monthly markets, to contain a cholera outbreak, effective immediately. This decision follows the confirmation of cholera cases in Agoro Sub-county last week. Williams Komakech, the Lamwo Resident District Commissioner and Chairperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda in 2025: The peril & the opportunity THE LAST WORD What 2025 portends for Uganda: The challenges and opportunity for Museveni at 80 years as he enters this important election year ANALYSIS …

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Museveni, Algerian minister discuss coffee, milk export Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Youcef Cherfa have held a meeting in which they discussed Uganda’s coffee and milk export. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF General Court Martial has further remanded Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and two of his co-accused, Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya and Captain Denis Oula, who are jointly charged with treachery. The Military Court, presided over by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe, remanded the accused until …