Thursday , 12 February 2026

Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela Tumwebaze

Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela

Police in Mukono District have intensified investigations into the suspected murder by strangulation of Ms Pamela Tumwebaze, 46, the Director of Student Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU). The late Pamella Tumwebaze According to Police, Tumwebaze, a resident of Guafu West Village, Seeta Ward in Goma Division, Mukono District, was allegedly killed in the early hours of February 11, 2026, …

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs bids farewell to distinguished staff

Ministry of Foreign Affairs bids farewell to distinguished staff

Permanent Secretary, Bagiire Vincent Waiswa hands a plaque to Amb. Paul Mukumbya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday held a retirement ceremony at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in honor of ambassadors and senior officials whose decades of service have shaped Uganda’s diplomatic presence across the globe. The permanent secretary, Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, …

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Cameroon Legal Café empowers participants to know their rights

Participants pose for a photo at the Legal Cafe that's a regular monthly event.

SOS Solidarity teaches Cameroonians how to access justice after arbitrary arrests Participants pose for a photo outside the monthly Legal Café presented by SOS Solidarity Rights and Health in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In a friendly yet studious atmosphere, about fifty participants gathered at the small market in the Odza neighborhood of Yaoundé on January 30 for the monthly Legal Café organized …

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Bailiffs Urged to be Professional and Compliant

Bailiffs Urged to be Professional and Compliant

Kampala- The Acting Chief Registrar, HW Lamunu Pamella Ocaya, has called for stricter compliance with licensing requirements, improved professionalism, and enhanced training for court bailiffs, as she chaired a meeting of the Court Bailiffs and Disciplinary Committee at the Judiciary headquarters in Kampala. Acting Chief Registrar, Pamella Lamunu Ocaya. Addressing the Committee, HW Lamunu, who also serves as Patron, said …

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Nine Independent MPs Seek Formal Cooperation with NRM Ahead of New Parliamentary Term

Nine Independent MPs Seek Formal Cooperation with NRM Ahead of

Nakasero, Kampala– A group of nine independent-leaning Members of Parliament have expressed interest in working with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) as they prepare to begin their new parliamentary term. The nine Members of Parliament with some of the top leaders in NRM. The newly elected legislators — Esther Achom (Serere), Peter Ojiji (Pingire), Mercy Kanyesigye (National Female Youth), …

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UPC Describes 2026 General Elections as Worst in Uganda’s History

UPC Describes 2026 General Elections as Worst in Ugandas History

By Jumah Kakomo The opposition Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has described the 2026 general elections as the worst in Uganda’s history, citing alleged irregularities, violence, and voter intimidation. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Kampala, UPC President Jimmy James Akena told journalists that the electoral process was severely compromised. He alleged that the polls …

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From Sports Grounds to Health Care: Janan Primed for Elite Schools Tournament

From Sports Grounds to Health Care Janan Primed for Elite

By Kayiira Jackson  Janan Secondary School Bombo has expressed full preparedness to host the 2026 USSSA Elite Schools Championship, with the head teacher, Mukwaya Joseph, assuring stakeholders that the institution is ready in all aspects to stage the prestigious tournament slated for February 26th to March 1st, 2026. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Voice of Bugerere, Mukwaya confidently stated …

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Lawyers seek recusal of Judge Kinobe in Masaka vote recount case

Lawyers seek recusal of Judge Kinobe in Masaka vote recount

NRM’s Justine Nameere in court with her lawyers. NUP lawyers want Judg Simon Peter Kinobe to recuse Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers have asked Acting High Court Judge Simon Peter Kinobe to excuse himself from hearing the application for judicial review against the contested Masaka City Woman MP election vote recount. National Unity Platform’s candidate for the Masaka District Woman …

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UIBFS launches BAFSAC 2025–2026 webinar series

UIBFS launches BAFSAC 2025–2026 webinar series

  Goretti Masadde, Chief Executive Officer of UIBFS (left) looks on as Grace Muwanguzi, Head of Learning and Development at Stanbic Bank moderates the session The series introduces the Throwback 2025 Challenge to deepen financial literacy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS) has officially launched the 2025–2026 Banking and Financial Services Awareness …

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Judiciary to Improve Research Competence Among Magistrates

Judiciary to Improve Research Competence Among Magistrates

Kampala– The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, today officially opened a one-day intensive training programme on advanced legal research for Magistrates Grade One (Research) at the Court of Appeal Conference Hall, reaffirming the Judiciary’s commitment to strengthening research capacity as a cornerstone of quality adjudication. Principal judge, Jane Frances Abodo (in middle) with Justice Mike Chibita (Left)  In her …

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UCU Mourns their Murdered Dean of Students

UCU Mourns their Murdered Dean of Students

Mukono, Uganda- Situation at Uganda Christian University (UCU) based in Mukono is in sombre mood as they mourn their beloved colleague, sister, and friend, Dean of Students UCU, Pamela Tumwebaze. “Her life was brutally cut short by thugs who broke into her home last night and attacked her. Despite efforts to save her, she succumbed to her injuries this morning in …

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