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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has written a letter to President Yoweri Museveni on the “Invasion of Parliament” on September 27. (A copy of the reported letter below) Fighting ensued September 27 as plain-clothes security operatives stormed Uganda’s parliament to help throw out suspended but defiant …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT COVER STORY Kayihura in trouble: Behind arrest of top cops, the Rwanda twist. THE LAST WORD Crisis of the state in Uganda: How foreign interests have captured our politics thereby turning our people from citizens to …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Businessman Frank Gashumba and brother Innocent Kasumba Thursday petitioned Nakawa Chief Magistrate Court seeking to be released from custody at a government facility, the special investigation unit Kireka, on grounds that his continued detention is unconstitutional, illegal and unlawful. Through their lawyers from Dennis Nyombi …

Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | It used to be that the backseat was considered safest in any car. Normally it was compared with the front – and the risk cards were stacked clear against the front. Of course, even back then, it was not scientifically correct that the back window …

Kampala,Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Vicky Namuyanja is a well-known face in Uganda’s sports arena as a champion in the rare game of female pool. She started competitive and professional pool in 1999 and is currently the only two time winner of the Pool Queen title; the highest in ranking …

Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Kampala the capital of Uganda is a city synonymous with ever mushrooming enterprises and growing population. This duo surge has had consequences, including a haphazard landscape and scenery. In the eyes of artists like George Kyeyune, Ismael Kateregga and Clifford Kibuuka, the chaotic scenes and …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A parent from Nakaseke District has dragged UMEME to the High Court in Kampala seeking to be paid 700 million shillings as a compensation for the loss of her 8 year old daughter. Through Nakagga and Company Advocates, Mirina Nabaka says that on August 07, …

A psychological explanation for those seeking to understand the apparent nexus of success and abuse COMMENT | RAJ PERSAUD ,PETER BRUGGEN | The Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal shows no sign of winding down. Just the opposite: police in the United Kingdom are now investigating several allegations involving the Oscar-winning …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) has today marked the launch of a new programme to tackle malaria in Uganda. Over the next five years, the UK government will invest up to sh215 billion ($59m) to tackle malaria in the country. A statement …