Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Scouts Association has called on Parliament to amend the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Act, which has been in existence since 1920 and took effect in March 1922. The association argues that the Act is no longer relevant and is hindering their …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cossy Nakagwa, the Headteacher of St. Clement Ntuusi Primary School in Sembabule District is in police custody for allegedly interfering in the search for a new Bishop of West Buganda Diocese. Police apprehended her on Monday evening while chairing a School Management Committee meeting. Her …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Kyotera district are grappling with the spread of Monkey Pox, which is reportedly exacerbated by the activities of commercial sex workers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph …

AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine calls for designated magistrate courts to try errant drivers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Lawrence Nuwabiine, the Director of Traffic Police, has revealed plans to engage with the judiciary to establish specialized traffic magistrate courts, arguing that traffic offenders …

  COMMENT |  Maya Majueran | U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his economic advisors to formulate comprehensive plans for implementing “reciprocal tariffs” on nations that tax U.S. imports, as part of a broader strategy to address what the administration perceives as unfair trade practices. Such measures, however, carry significant risks …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development. He made the remarks when having a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have clarified that Nigerian forward Abubakar Lawal, who plies his trade with Uganda Premier League side Vipers Sports Club, died after falling from a building, and not in a traffic accident  as earlier reported. The 29-year-old Lawal, who played a pivotal part for SC Vipers, …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person was killed on the spot in the wee hours of Monday morning when a Fuso truck registration number KDB 015U veered off the road at Wanyange mile 5 along Jinja- Iganga highway. The truck crashed into taxi number UAT 238L killing 28-year-old Mwere Salim, also …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A second worker has died at Sena Factory Limited in Kasenge B Village, Mbalala Parish, Mukono District. Mesarch Obba, 18, died on Friday after he was crushed by a fork lifter which went out of the operator’s control. Obba becomes the second worker in four …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Miss Tourism Uganda 2017 winner, Challa Elma Kapel, 27, has announced she will contest for elections to become youth MP Northern Uganda in the next general elections. Kapel will run under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket, and says she is confident the competitiveness …