Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform – NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi has said that election are not enough to cause political change. Kyagulanyi said that Ugandans must do whatever it takes legally to change the current system. The NUP President who was speaking in Kasese on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for DNA tests on a baby who was retained by Roswell Hospital over medical bills. On Wednesday, the four month old baby was brought to court as earlier ordered by Justice Esta Nambayo.  When the child was …

Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, was named as the transition leader of the central African country on Wednesday night following a coup. Libreville, Gabon | Xinhua |  Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, was named as the transition leader of the central African …

London, UK | Xinhua |  Ben Wallace tendered his resignation as Britain’s defense secretary on Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to the country’s government. Wallace was appointed as the defense chief in 2019 under the government of Boris Johnson. He said last month he wanted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition,  Mathias Mpuuga has called for a constitutional review, to empower Parliament participate in the process of negotiating treaties, conventions and agreements between Uganda and any other country or international body. In a statement read by Kiboga district Woman MP, …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | System of land ownership and greed have been identified as the major causes of increasing land disputes in the Lango sub-region. In Lango, land is customarily owned where pieces of land belong to particular households, communities, and or the clan. Since there is no …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has halted the controversial transfer of the head teacher of the Mbale school for the deaf. The Ministry recently posted Dismus Wandulu to the school of the deaf, removing Sister Rose Nelima, despite ongoing investigations by the Committee …

✳ Environmental reporting award ✳ Urbanisation, land and property reporting award Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent’s Ronald Musoke has been recognised as the country’s top journalist in two categories at the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2023 organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME). At a colourful ceremony …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is making another attempt to regulate sand mining through a Bill that is yet to be tabled in Parliament. The draft bill comes hardly a year after Parliament did not nclude the regulation of sand as part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the Government to present efforts to combat the rising prices of fuel that have rocked the country in the past week. Speaker, Anita Among, said whereas inflation had been contained, there are worrying signs with the escalation of fuel prices, which …