LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five accounts of rape and one of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Friday. “The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorized the prosecution of Thomas Partey for multiple counts of rape – after carefully …
Read More »Ssekikubo petitions NRM over academic qualifications of Brigadier Rwashande
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, Theodore Ssekikubo, has petitioned the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Legal Department, seeking to nullify the nomination of his opponent, Brigadier (Rtd) Emmanuel Rwashande, over alleged lack of the academic qualifications required to contest for Parliament. In his petition submitted on …
Read More »NRM suspends joint campaigns in Sembabule, Bundibugyo, and Rwampara
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has suspended joint campaign activities in Sembabule, Bundibugyo, and Rwampara districts, citing distinct challenges affecting each area. In Sembabule, joint campaigns have been halted in Rwemiyaga and Mawogola West constituencies due to entrenched political divisions. …
Read More »Captain Ruhinda Maguru disqualified from contesting against Museveni
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has disqualified retired UPDF Captain Daudi Ruhinda Maguru from contesting as the party’s presidential flag bearer in the 2026 general elections. Maguru, who had hoped to challenge incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the NRM ticket, was turned away …
Read More »Why local capital is our strongest catalyst for Uganda’s SMEs to grow
OPINION | Ivan Mandela | Aisha Namuddu operates a whole grain store in Kasangati, where she buys and sells maize and coffee from various traders near and far. For the past two years, her business has been growing steadily since the coffee prices became favourable for farmers and traders. But recently, …
Read More »NSSF collects shs1.7 billion as savings on jobs through Hi-Innovator program
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has collected at least 1.7 billion Shillings in savings from new contributors employed through its Hi-Innovator program. This comes in after five years of this enterprise’s support initiative, which is running its final year. According to a program …
Read More »America’s tax cuts, tariffs channel wealth to elites
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Wednesday in a 51-50 vote. Though touted as delivering broad prosperity, the sweeping tax and spending package disproportionately benefits the wealthiest Americans. At the heart of the bill is an unprecedented series …
Read More »In Pictures: Farewell USAID in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | USAID has been present in Uganda for over sixty years. It has funded development in agriculture, education and research in HIV/AIDS among others. USAID had a very significant impact of HIV/AID prevention and treatment efforts through PEPFAR. Specifically for HIV, at a time when …
Read More »Court orders gov’t to produce key documents on vehicle tracking project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Government to produce in court for inspection a set of key documents relating to the implementation of the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), a project being carried out by the Russian firm Joint Stock Company Global …
Read More »1,524 graduate from UCU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University (UCU) has held its 26th Graduation ceremony. The event took place on Friday at the university’s main campus in Mukono. Among the graduates, 860 were female, representing 56 percent, while 664 were male, making up 44 percent. This year, 49 students attained …
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