Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health has expressed disappointment over poor health indicators within the population in the Greater Luwero districts despite a big budget allocation. According to the District Health report for 2023/24, at least 27% of outpatients were suffering from malaria, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has raised concerns over early signs of political violence ahead of the party primaries and the recently held youth elections. Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu of the Church of Uganda and Chairperson of the IRCU, while speaking at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a suit challenging the extension of the tenure of the leaders of the Justice Forum-Jeema, including its president, Asuman Basalirwa. High Court judge Simon Peter Kinobe, in dismissing the suit, said the applicants had filed it outside the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairman of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) President Yoweri Museveni has called for a two states solution to help resolve the Palestine-Israel issue, and end wars in the Middle East. “We appeal and advise the actors in the Middle East to draw back …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one thousand doctors have applied to fill just 16 positions recently advertised by the Health Service Commission. Speaking to journalists on Monday as shortlisted candidates sat for their aptitude examinations at Makerere University, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Commission’s Chairperson, revealed that they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court’s International Crimes Division has dismissed an application by jailed suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) commander Jamilu Alirabaki Mukulu Kyagulanyi, who sought release on grounds that his fundamental rights were violated during his arrest. The panel of four justices—Susan Okalany, Michael Elubu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Muhumuza, a teacher at Kabojja Junior School, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after entering a plea bargain in which he admitted to sexually assaulting a male pupil. The sentence was handed down by the court after Muhumuza …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth-Oboth, has defended the actions of Uganda’s security agencies following the killing of a second female suicide bomber in Kalerwe Market, citing the need to prioritise public safety over idealistic expectations of due process in the …

Bloc remains a major wildlife trafficking hub, with 86% of seized contraband intended for destinations within the member states ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When two Belgian teenagers appeared before a Nairobi court with over 5,000 ants in their possession in April this year, the case initially seemed like a harmless …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, is expected to pick up nomination forms for the position of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairperson and presidential flag bearer on Saturday, June 28th, 2025. According to Dr. Tanga Odoi, Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, Museveni will collect the expression …