Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Economy and the Physical Infrastructure Committees of Parliament have been tasked to scrutinize Government’s proposal to borrow 852 billion Shillings loan to rehabilitate the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway. Parliament had approved a running loan of £327 million in 2021 for the same purpose. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police preliminary report about Christians who were repatriated from Kenya early this week indicates that the group was conned and later abandoned by their Church leaders in Nakuru. The group of 101 people that left their homes on Sunday was heading to Ethiopia to …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Madi Paramount Chief Drani Stephen Izakari has been released on bail after spending two weeks on remand at Openzinzi Prison. Izakari was released on Friday after the Moyo Chief magistrate Ronald Kayizi granted him a cash bail of 1 million Shillings. His two sureties …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |A new study of the private sector operations in Uganda shows an increase in the rate of job creation across sectors in Uganda. The study done over the month of April on corporate companies found that staffing levels rose in response to greater new orders, …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Karamojong warriors on Thursday attacked UBC Totore Radio Station in Moroto district and stole 36 cows. The armed warriors attacked the kraal that is established inside the compound of the radio station. The kraal that is being guarded by the security forces belongs to …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire on Thursday gutted Ambiance night club in Masaka City, destroying property worth millions. According to eyewitnesses who operate near the discotheque, the fire was noticed from from the upper corner of the building and spread to other sections. “We tried to prevent it from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa East Member of Parliament, Eng. Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga has been named the new Chairperson of the City Roads Committee. This followed a closed-door meeting attended by Balimwezo, the Executive Director of KCCA Dorothy Kisaka, the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, other division mayors, and …

Dauda Kavuma’s Ghetto Kids and the golden buzzer COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2009, while working as a primary school teacher on a Shs60,000 (Approx. US$16) monthly salary, Dauda Kavuma says he took in three children aged about 10 years who were from deprived backgrounds. He was 30 years …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court in Kampala has nullified the entire Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act of 2016 on grounds that it was passed without the required quorum in Parliament. Today morning, the five Justices comprising of the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Stephen Musota …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy head of cattle were on Friday stolen from Abukutu Village, Kadomera Parish, Nyimur Sub-County by suspected cattle thieves from South Sudan. It is reported that the three robbers stormed the village at 3 am and raided the animals belonging to Anthony Antanacio Ayella. James …