Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Planners are being challenged to adhere to public investment policies if the budgetary allocations are to deliver expected tangible results. It is being realized that some of the projects with budgetary allocations in each financial year delay to take off and thereby defeating the …
Read More »Gov’t warns against inflammatory statements ahead of 2026 elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Defence, Jacob Oboth Oboth, has warned citizens against uttering inflammatory statements that could spark unrest and threaten the country’s stability as the country gears up for the 2026 elections. He emphasised that such rhetoric risks undermining the peace Uganda has worked …
Read More »School ordered to pay shs25 million to father of abducted child
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Kabale has ordered the management committee of Bishop Asili Nursery Day and Boarding Primary School in Kabale Municipality to pay 25 million Shillings to Tadeo Ruzindantaro as general damages over the disappearance of his daughter. The case stems from …
Read More »Museveni reaffirms support for Kingdoms, commits shs50 million to Bunyoro Kingdom
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to working with Uganda’s traditional kingdoms in promoting socio-economic development and cultural preservation. He made the remarks while presiding over the 31st Empango (coronation) anniversary of His Royal Highness Gafabusa Solomon Iguru I, the Omukama …
Read More »Kyagulanyi re-elected as NUP president
Kyagulanyi and Rubongoya elected unopposed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been sworn in as the president of the National Unity Platform-NUP for another five years. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the NUP Leadership School at Kamwokya, where the party held its first delegates’ conference under …
Read More »WHO: Mpox still emergency of international concern
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has announced that the mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) outlined in the International Health Regulations (IHR). This latest revelation follows the fourth meeting …
Read More »Journalists urged to hold politicians accountable ahead of 2026 elections
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country heads toward the 2026 general elections, media practitioners have been urged to play a more active role in holding political candidates accountable, particularly on issue based politics. The call comes amid growing concerns that politicians are exploiting the media to advance …
Read More »Musk regrets his posts about Trump after feud
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he regretted some posts he had made last week about U.S. President Donald Trump. “I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week,” Musk wrote in a post on social media platform …
Read More »aBi Development hosts stakeholder meeting to empower young women in coffee agriculture
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | aBi Development Ltd, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, convened a high-level stakeholder engagement at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Tuesday to galvanise support for empowering young women entrepreneurs in agriculture through Uganda’s coffee sector. The gathering brought together representatives from government, the private …
Read More »Success story: Distributor thrives through Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda partnership
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Rwabunyegera, an Official Coca-Cola Distributor (OCCD) with Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), is celebrating a remarkable journey of growth and resilience as he marks a decade of operation in Mbarara. Rwabunyegera’s distribution journey began in October 2013 at Kizungu Market, Mbarara. What started as …
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