SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and  via @TonyNatif **** Yesterday, this matter was back in the High Court before Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania. It had graphic, chilling imagery as the prosecution led by Deputy DPP Samali Wakooli …

Building on Lies: We’re told Uganda produced over 4.6 million tonnes of cement in 2022. That the industry is thriving. That it deserves tax holidays, subsidies, and the status of a strategic investor. But if you take a closer look, it’s a hoax. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA |  I have been reading …

A Generation that refuses responsibility COMMENT | CONSTANCE KICONCO | There’s a new sound in the air — loud, frustrated, and painfully consistent. It’s the voice of a generation that believes they’re owed everything, yet rarely stop to ask themselves what they owe in return. There’s a growing noise in …

Uganda’s Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) 2020/21–2024/25 explicitly calls for strengthening agricultural extension systems, but the reality is that farmers have been left in the cold amid climate extremes COMMENT | REGINA ASINDE | Government has pumped trillions of shillings into rural households through the Parish Development Model (PDM), with the …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Biacici village, Yachi Parish, Ogoko Sub County in Madi Okollo district are demanding the cancellation of a land title that is in the hands of High Court Judge, Rosette Comfort Kania. The title, obtained through a transaction with deceased businessman Augustine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala, presided over by Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania, has today watched a harrowing police crime scene reconstruction footage that laid bare the desperate condition in which Molly Katanga widow of slain businessman Henry Katanga was found on the morning of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over ten thousand Parish Development Model ((PDM) SACCOS will be capitalized with funds totaling Sh3.2 trillion by the end of the financial year 2024/2025 next month. State Minister for Finance, Henry Musasizi says the money will be sent directly to the beneficiaries’ bank and …

COMMENT | REGINA ASINDE |  The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025 tabled in parliament today has triggered serious concerns among human rights defenders and constitutional law experts. While the bill purports to streamline military administration and align structures with evolving defence needs, it dangerously extends military court jurisdiction …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Faridah Nambi Kigongo, the runner-up in the Kawempe North by-elections, has been grilled over her allegations of voter disenfranchisement. Nambi petitioned the court seeking to overturn the election of Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, the NUP candidate, who garnered 17,939 votes against Nambi’s 9,058. Hearing of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Mother’s Day, Bailey’s Strawberry & Cream poured love into the hearts of a selection of remarkable Ugandan women as a way to bask in a treat as delightful as they are. Media powerhouse Crystal Newman, award-winning fashion designer Dyna Vence Ruvuza and fierce …