Mr and Mrs Katanga. FILE PHOTO Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Molly Katanga and four others have to defend themselves over the death of her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, high court has ruled. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania said the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution points to malice aforethought and requires each of the …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks to the press after voting at a polling station in Kiruhura district, Uganda, on Jan. 15, 2026. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has Confirmed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the Duly Elected President of the Uganda. Sitting in Kampala was on Thursday, the Court was constituted by the nine …

Business Group named Anyawi Amami saved by FINCA Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When one member of the Anyawi Amami Business Group quietly left Ayilo 1 Refugee Settlement for Juba, South Sudan, she left behind more than memories. She left a loan balance of Shs 800,000 — and six anxious group members wondering whether years of hard work …

KCCA ED Hajjat Sharifa Buzeki speaking at the launch Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cleaner cooking energy, reduced garbage in communities, and a safer environment are among the expected benefits of a new partnership between Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Cenergy Solutions, Homekline, and Khainza Energy to convert organic solid waste into biogas and fertilizers. The initiative is expected …

Police pick-up taking body of 8-year-old girl Akello Sarah who drowned in river Nyagak. Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of local divers and police has retrieved the lifeless body of an 8-year-old girl from Nyagak River in Zombo District following a three-day search. The deceased has been identified as Sarah Akello, who was among the occupants of …

Former Presidential Candidate Robert Kasibante and his Lawyers at the Supreme Court in Kampala. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court is set to deliver its long-awaited ruling today, Thursday, on an application by former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante seeking to withdraw his presidential election petition. The ruling notice, issued under the hand and seal of the Registrar on …

MTAC Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at the Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC) are facing growing uncertainty following the institution’s merger with Nakawa Vocational Training College. Learners say they have not had any lectures for two weeks into the 2026 academic calendar. They report that administrative offices have remained closed. MTAC was repealed and its functions transferred to …

Residents who were evicted from their ancestral land in Kikuube. Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families in Masindi district are on the verge of forceful eviction from their ancestral land. The affected families are from the villages of Kitinwa, Kyakatera and Kyamaiso in the sub counties of Kijunjubwa,Bikozi and Bwijanga. The families are feuding with Ahamed …

Lokong and his wife, Esther carrying their sick child as Lotee (L) sits alongside at Mulago. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After days of uncertainty, relief finally came for Lokwang Lokong Loyor and his wife, Esther Naput, in the busy corridors of Mulago National Referral Hospital. The couple had travelled hundreds of kilometres from Losimit village in Nabilatuk District, …

Voters cast their ballots during the Presidential and Parliamentary election in Kikoni B, Kawempe South Division in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has scheduled March 12, 2026, to conduct residual elections in areas where the February 4 Local Government Council III (LCIII) polls were not concluded due to administrative and technical disruptions. In a letter …