Socialite and content creator Nadia Mbire will be battling it out for the top influencer title on The Next Big Trender, a reality TV show Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala socialite Nadia Matovu will battle for the top influencer title on The Next Big Trender reality TV show that premiered on 19th March …

Suluhu first woman President in traditional East Africa United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday congratulated Samia Suluhu Hassan on her inauguration as the first female president of Tanzania, said his chief spokesman. “The secretary-general extends warm congratulations to Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan after her swearing-in …

Prevalence of depression and other mental health disorders is high among people living with HIV Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A psychiatrist at Makerere University has urged the Ministry of Health to adopt group mental healthcare also known as group support psychotherapy for people living with HIV that develop depression. …

Kanyamishanga sand quarry cliff collapsed and covered the student completely Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rodney Aturinda, 17, a senior two student of Bright Future SS Kihihi died on the spot after a sand quarry collapsed and buried him alive as he was loading a tipper lorry together with other …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 14,000 cases of violence against children were registered in Gulu district between the years 2017 and 2020. In 2017, the district recorded 2,795 cases, 2,786 in 2018, 2,798 reported in 2019 and the year 2020 registered the most cases with 5,659 cases. The …

Constitutional Court ruled that any further appointment of a Judge to any other executive or Constitutional office prior to his or her resignation would render his or her actions invalid on account that the law is now well settled Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has unanimously ruled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of more than 20 military and police personnel have been deployed to track thugs who attack road users at Northern bypass. A senior police source says that police and military commanders in Kampala Metropolitan have resolved to deploy undercover security personnel after learning …

Government intends to secure finances from the domestic market for the oil pipeline project Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High hurdles still stand in the way to the Final Investment Decision that will see the country’s first oil come out of the ground for the crude to be transported to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Rules Discipline and privileges is proposing to limit campaigning for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker ahead of the May elections. On March 10th, Kabula County MP James Kakooza raised a matter of national importance over the use of abusive language …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Turyamuhweza Tumuheirwe, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party candidate who lost the 2021 Rujumbura County member of parliament election in Rukungiri district has today petitioned court for the nullification of Jim Katugugu Muhwezi’s win. Katugugu who was the National Resistance Movement -NRM party …