Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has upheld a decision requiring Lawyer Geoffrey Nangumya to refund sh59.9 million to his client. The decision was made by Justices Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Catherine Bamugemereire, Monica Mugenyi, Eva Luswata, and Oscar Kihika on Monday. They partly upheld a ruling issued by …

Katabi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Vice President Prof Gilbert Baali-Baseka Bukenya, recently appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Environment, expressed dismay at the degradation of Kituburu Forest in Katabi Town Council. Bukenya, accompanied by his assistants, conducted an inspection of various areas within the forest, including the Guda Landing site …

Uganda’s Middle Status: Income or Human Development? NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports from a UNDP Human Development Index released last week, that Uganda had attained middle-income status, has drawn less reactions than the 2022 announcement by government that the country had attained the necessary indicators. Experts are of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Indians, alongside members of the wider community, converged over the weekend for an evening of jubilant festivities, commemorating the onset of spring and the symbolic victory of good over evil. The festivities commenced with an enchanting presentation by Miss India Uganda, setting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justine Lumumba Kasule, the Minister in charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister – OPM has apologized to the nation over the government’s failure to deliver free sanitary pads to girls across the country. Free sanitary pads were a presidential …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s strongest team ever heads to Belgrade tomorrow, seeking honours in all categories at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. Led by the reigning and former World cross country champions Jacob Kiplimo and Joshua Cheptegei, a contingent of 27 Ugandan athletes heads to Serbia seeking to …

Kabaka Commends Prof. Lunyiigo for Changing Narrative on Mwanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has extended appreciations to author and historian, Professor Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo, for his book that redefines the legacy of Kabaka Mwanga II. In a letter addressed to Lunyiigo on the occasion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released sample papers for the Uganda Certificate of Education -UCE end-of-cycle competency-based Assessment under the new lower secondary school curriculum. Students and teachers have eagerly awaited details about the examination structure, including the number of papers per subject …

DAKAR | Xinhua | Senegal’s ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba congratulates his rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye on winning the presidential election in the first round, the ruling coalition said Monday. Amadou Ba, former prime minister of outgoing President Macky Sall, thus conceded defeat, as shown by the early trends, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promoted Major General Sam Kavuma to the rank of Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) and appointed him as the commander of the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), succeeding Lieutenant General Sam Okiding. ATMIS, formerly known as the African Union Mission …