Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conflicts are escalating between Nakaseke South Member of Parliament and National Unity Platform district party leaders over elections of mobilization committees. Last week, Luttamaguzi convened a meeting at Namilari village in Nakaseke sub-county and presided over elections for mobilization committees where he was elected as …

COMMENT | Anna Husarska | A 2023 survey conducted by three United Nations agencies in Afghanistan revealed a grim reality: nearly one-fifth of Afghan women had not interacted with anyone outside their immediate families over the previous three months. This alarming statistic underscores the severe isolation imposed on women in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has dismissed an election appeal filed by NUP’s Harriet Nakwedde challenging the victory of NRM’s Andrew Muwonge as the  Kayunga District LCV Chairperson. The Court comprised of Justices Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibedi, and Christopher Gashirabake on Friday dismissed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tabula Lujja, the prime suspect in the murder of Ndiga Clan head Lwomwa Bbosa Kakeedo, has recorded an extra-judicial statement  before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court. Bbossa was gunned down near his home in Lungujja a Kampala suburb on February 24, 2024 by assailants …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Waning Gibbous Moon will form on the one side from the Sun in the morning on Wednesday, August 28, the press service of the Moscow Planetarium told TASS. The planets alignment will take a sector within about 160 …

COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | It’s not every day that a diplomat leaves a country with a legacy so profound that it feels as if they have become part of the nation’s very culture. Yet, that is exactly what British High Commissioner Kate Airey has been during her tenure in Uganda, from …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Friday announced that the second case of mpox had been confirmed in the country, pledging intensified surveillance to prevent further transmission. Deborah Barasa, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said that the second case was identified from a long-distance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka says contracts with international oil companies should be disclosed. The oil companies said they were willing to contract disclosure but the government has been reluctant. The advice for disclosure will excite civil society actors and many Ugandans who have demanded …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with a high-level Russian military delegation at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe. The delegation, sent by the Russian Minister of Defence, aimed to explore ways to enhance relations between the Russian Armed Forces …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Ilkay Gundogan has returned to Manchester City on a free transfer, just a season after leaving the club to join FC Barcelona. Gundogan has signed a one-year contract with the Premier League champions, with the option for it to be extended for a second season …