Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has been tightened in and around the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission headquarters in Kyadondo, Kampala, as the ruling party begins nominating candidates for parliamentary and local government positions ahead of its internal elections slated for July 16, 2025. Hundreds of supporters thronged …
Read More »CID joins probe into Buziga building collapse
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has joined efforts to investigate the cause of the building collapse that occurred on Sunday evening in Buziga, an upscale suburb of Kampala. The incident, which happened around 7:00 pm, left several construction workers injured and claimed the life …
Read More »Witness admits no evidence of CCTV tampering in Katanga murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of businesswoman and widow Molly Katanga is ongoing at the High Court, with the 17th prosecution witness, a CCTV analyst, offering key testimony about missing footage from the crime scene. Assistant Inspector of Police Emmanuel Odongo, a member of the Directorate of …
Read More »Calvin Echodu’s new energy sweeps through West Nile and Bunyoro
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) delegates from Bunyoro and West Nile have tasted the enthusiasm unfolding around the candidacy of Calvin Echodu for NRM Vice Chairperson—Eastern Region. His campaign, energized by what his team says is a clear vision and a fervent desire to …
Read More »Five parents arrested for failure to send children to school
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kwania District, Northern Uganda, have briefly detained five parents for failing to take their children to school. They were arrested on Monday during an operation led by Alan Aboce, Akali Sub-County Chief. Daniel Okullo, Susan Alaba, and Bosco Dunge, all residents of …
Read More »Police make arrests in bizarre case of murdered coffee farmer Obote, buried body parts in Rwanda
Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two men accused of killing a coffee farmer in Rukiga District and smuggling parts of his dismembered body into Rwanda have been charged with murder and remanded to prison. The deceased, identified as Milton Bagambira alias Obote, aged 62, was a resident of Nyakisa …
Read More »Northern Region MPs worried Balaalo will not leave
Olanya, Aol Accuse President Museveni of Double Standards in Eviction of Migrant Cattle Keepers Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament, has accused President Yoweri Museveni of exhibiting double standards in handling the eviction from Northern Uganda of migrant cattle keepers, commonly known as Balaalo. …
Read More »Trump, Iran and trade leave G7 divided
CALGARY, Canada | Xinhua | The Group of Seven (G7) leaders met for the first day of the two-day summit in Kananaskis in the province of Alberta, Canada, on Monday with emerging disagreements. According to CNN, U.S. President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for …
Read More »New study reveals high levels of vaccine wastage in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Findings of a new study by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health shows high levels of vaccine wastage in both rural and urban health facilities in Uganda. The research was conducted in Mukono and Kalungu districts where the scientists assessed wastage rates …
Read More »Iranian missile hits Israel’s largest oil refinery
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | An Iranian missile struck Israel’s largest oil refinery complex in the northern port city of Haifa early on Monday, killing three workers and sparking a fire at the facility, Israel’s military censor said in a statement. The missile hit the Bazan oil refinery before dawn, igniting …
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