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Wave of arrests hit LGBTQ citizens, generating an atmosphere of fear. Senegal’s gendarmerie released this photo of 12 men arrested on homosexuality charges. Amid a wave of arrests of LGBTQ citizens and claims about gay networks deliberately spreading HIV, conservative Muslims are again pushing to tighten Senegal’s anti-homosexuality law. As they did last year, the Islamist collective And Samm Djikko …

Kampala– The outgoing Busiro East Member of Parliament, Medard Ssegona, has urged National Unity Platform (NUP) President and former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, to return to his home in Magere after reportedly spending weeks away over security concerns. A collage of Hon. Medard Ssegona and Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobiwine Speaking during an interview …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mukono District have arrested a key suspect in the murder of a Uganda Christian University Director of Students Affairs, as investigations into the killing continue. According to Recheal Kawala, spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police, detectives are probing the murder by strangulation of Tumwebaze Pamela. Pamela was a resident of Guafu West …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation. Over a month after his burial near the pipeline, his fight for justice continues through the courts. John Mary Nsamba had …

The Uganda Prisons Service has registered another milestone in inmate education, following impressive performance by candidates from prison schools in the recently released Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. Some of the inmates jubilating At Uganda Government Upper Inmate Prison School, Luzira, 40 candidates were registered for the examinations. Of these, 39 sat the exams, while one candidate did not. …

By the Torch Reporter, Mengo, Kampala- Hon. Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, the outgoing Member of Parliament for Nyendo–Mukungwe and Commissioner of Parliament, has opened up about his relationship with jailed Butambala County MP, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi. Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, Hon. Ssegona and Hon. Asuman Basalirwa possing for the photo after visiting Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi at Kitalya Prison. (Courtesy photo) Speaking …

Amuru District — Police in Amuru District, in a joint operation with the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), have arrested six suspects in connection with the theft of 105 head of cattle from the farm of former East African Legislative Assembly Speaker, Dan Kidega. Cattle which was recovered. According to the Aswa West Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ongom …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,191 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations will not receive their certificates, effectively blocking their progression to higher levels of education, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed. The affected candidates,  representing 0.28 per cent of the total candidature, were issued “Result 2” on their …

By Haba Plan The Uganda Women’s U-20 national team, the Queen Cranes, are one step away from history after booking a place in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Uganda secured their spot following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zambia on February 14 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, sealing a 2-1 aggregate triumph in the third …

Kampala,Uganda- The media fraternity in Uganda is mourning the untimely death of Julius Kitone, a journalist with Next Media, who perished in a fatal road accident on Friday evening. Julius Kitone Kitone, 35, died alongside seven others in a tragic crash along the Masaka–Mbarara highway. According to Police, the victims were travelling in a white Toyota Hiace that was overtaking …

By Kabuye Ronald Mpoma Royal College, Mukono, has registered a stellar performance in the 2025 Senior Four Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations, whose results were released on Friday by the Minister of Education and Sports and First Lady, Janet Kataaha Museveni. According to the results, out of 250 candidates who sat for the examinations, 93 students scored 9 As, …

Soroti– Community Development Officers from Mukono District Local Government have successfully completed a four-day benchmarking exercise in Soroti City focused on strengthening environmental and social safeguards management under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP). The benchmarking exercise, supported by the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs through GKMA-UDP, aimed at enhancing institutional capacity, improving coordination, …

Post Views: 1 BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KABALEwww.mknewslink.com—-Police in Kabale District have arrested 72 youths in connection with an alleged scanning operation that has reportedly been targeting people across the country. The arrests were made yesterday during an operation at the Gleam Supermarket building along the Kabale–Mbarara Road. The operation was led by the Kabale Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Michael …

Kampala– Police has revealed that they have arrested a suspect in the murder of Pamella Tumwebaze, Dean of Students Uganda Christian University (UCU) who was murdered this week at her home in Mukono. The late Pamella Tumwebaze “The Joint Security Task Team investigating the murder of Tumwebaze Pamela, the Director of Students Affairs at Christian University(UCU) has successfully arrested one of …