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Auditor General, Edward Akol, on Thursday unveiled the 202425 Annual Audit Report to Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | The Auditor General, Edward Akol, on Thursday presented the 2024/25 Annual Audit Report to Parliament. The report handed to the Speaker of Parliament, Annitah Annet Among, highlights major procurement irregularities and flaws in the Parish Development Model (PDM). Akol revealed …

Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers capture a White Rhine for translocation to Ajai in West Nile Madi Okollo, uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Boniface Kadabara, CEO of West Nile Birding and Safari, the news couldn’t have come at a better time. As he watches the early morning sun filter through Ajai Wildlife Reserve, Kadabara envisions a new era for tourism …

MTN MoMo MD, Richard Yego Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mobile Money platform operators are demanding for government intervention in the industry’s challenges to ensure that the services are affordable, both to the customers and the companies. Mobile money services are considered more expensive than in other markets in the regions particularly Kenya and Rwanda, and this has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Incumbent Kawempe Division Mayor and National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Emmanuel Sserunjogi has retained his seat with an overwhelming win, polling 23,715 votes. Sserunjogi defeated his closest rival, Farouk Swimpo Bulime of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), who garnered 18,483 votes. Former Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Latif Ssebaggala Sengendo, running as an independent, came third …

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people in Ghana are targeted online by criminal gangs. A screen grab from a social media video allegedly showing a gay person who was attacked in Ghana. (Photo courtesy of The Guardian) The Guardian reports: By Carlotta Dotto and Kwaku Krobea Asante When a friend introduced Delali* to the dating app Grindr, she was wary. The 25-year-old …

Members of Parliament engaged with the Electoral Commission during a live demonstration of the Biometric Voter Verification Kit (BVVK). Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs to present statement on the failure of the biometric voter verification kits (BVVKs) during January 2026 general elections. The Deputy Speaker …

Low voter turnout at Makindye II voting station. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans on Tuesday cast their ballots for chairpersons and councillors in 56 municipalities and city divisions. A key concern among the candidates and the election observers was the low voter turnout at the polling stations. A similar concern was raised at the Presidential and Parliamentary polls …

The campaign was launched at an interactive customer session featuring personal finance coach Newton Buteraba and business leader Robert Kabushenga (middle) Absa Bank Uganda Launches Financial Literacy-Led Campaign to drive Smarter Borrowing and Sustainable Growth Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda has today launched a new Retail and Business Banking campaign anchored on financial literacy, aimed at helping …

Post Views: 5 BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KABALEwww.mknewslink.com—–Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha, an independent candidate, was yesterday re-elected Mayor of Kabale Municipality for the 2026–2031 term, according to the Kabale District Returning Officer. Byamugisha defeated three opponents: Sam Arinaitwe, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer; Ian Ronald Mugisha, an independent candidate and Deputy Speaker of Kabale District; and Evarist Hussein …

Post Views: 1 BY AGGREY TWESIGYEIN MBARARA CITYwww.mknewslink.com—-Mwine Tumwebaze Kirimi of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been elected the next youth member of parliament for western Uganda after defeating eight other contenders in polls held on wednesday evening. The election took place at Ntare school in mbarara city and drew 2,094 delegates from 38 districts across the western …

Finance Trust Bank in 2024 sold more than 80 percent shares to Access Bank Group Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Trust Bank will transition from a Tier I commercial bank to a Tier II credit institution effective April 1, following approval by the Bank of Uganda (BoU). The downgrade from a Tier I commercial bank to a Tier II …

Prof. Banarbus Nawangwe the University VC handing over transcripts to department heads Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has announced plans to gradually reduce its undergraduate student intake while increasing enrollment at the graduate level, as part of a long-term strategy to reposition the institution as a research-focused university. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, said the shift …

By Hannah Marion Namukasa Watoto Child Care Ministries (WCCM), a U.S.-registered charity closely affiliated with Watoto Church in Uganda, is facing growing scrutiny over its governance structure following revelations of overlapping leadership roles between its U.S. and Ugandan entities. Public records indicate a concentration of decision-making authority among founders, family members, and senior staff, with several individuals simultaneously serving as …

Kansiime Boaz Matiita Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has ended a 40-year opposition hold on Rukungiri Municipality after its candidate, Boaz Kansiime Matita, was declared the duly elected mayor. According to the Rukungiri District Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Abbass Namara, Matita won the mayoral race after polling 5,759 votes, defeating Denis Ngabirano …

By Ivan Kimuli Kigozi I was seated in my sitting room with the remote control in my hand, watching the evening news with my son. Every bulletin, on every station, carried the same images people fighting at polling stations, ballot boxes being grabbed, security forces pushing crowds back, angry voters shouting that their votes were being stolen. The scenes kept …