Dr Sarah Bireete appearing before court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted a one-million-shilling cash bail to Dr Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, who has been on remand for three weeks over alleged violations of the Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019. Senior Principal Grade …

Cameroon human rights groups provided legal aid and food for unjustly prisoned men Yaoundé Central Prison in Cameroon. (Photo courtesy of Andy Kopsa) Five queer men in Cameroon are counting the days until their scheduled release from prison on Feb. 6 after serving a four-month sentence for homosexual activity. For their security, their names are withheld in this article. They …

Why East Africa tops Africa’s 2026 economic projections [Grapghics: Hope Muakmi] The UN expects East Africa to lead Africa’s growth in 2026, powered by Ethiopia’s reform push and Kenya’s diversified economy. Big infrastructure bets are lifting the outlook, but high debt costs and tight global finance remain key constraints.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | East Africa is expected …

Stanbic Uganda Cup: Villa to Visit Hospital in Pallisa as Whatsapp Group Team hosts Struggling Midigo Side | Voice of Bugerere HomeSportsStanbic Uganda Cup: Villa to Visit Hospital in Pallisa as Whatsapp Group Team hosts Struggling Midigo Side

By Amiri Wabusimba.  Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes, does not suffer from a lack of talent, patriotism, or public support. What repeatedly undermines the team is something far more difficult to confront: a web of governance weaknesses, policy contradictions, and informal power dynamics that surface at the worst possible moments usually just before decisive matches. The contrast between Uganda’s …

By Amiri Wabusimba. Each year, World Leprosy Day is observed globally on the last Sunday of January and this 2026 on 25 January Uganda invited the international community to reflect on a disease that medicine has largely mastered but society has not. The 2026 theme, “Leprosy is curable; the real challenge is stigma,” captured a paradox that continues to shape …

Netball Transfer: The Historical Switch, Best Centre Joins League Champions | Voice of Bugerere HomeSportsNetball Transfer: The Historical Switch, Best Centre Joins League Champions

EC officials display one of the Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVKs). Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There were disagreements at several polling stations in Kampala and other parts of the country after Biometric Voter Verification Machines (BVVK) rejected some cast ballots during vote counting. The BVVK machines, which are being used for the first time in the 2026 election …

By Ronald KasiryeFor decades, this structure stood quietly in the heart of Kampala, abandoned, stripped of purpose, and forgotten by those who once promised it life. Originally meant to be a hospital and a research institute, it should have been a center for healing, innovation, and national progress. Instead, it became a monument to neglect, vandalized, unsafe, and reduced to …

Hague, Netherlands – On 27 January 2026, the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) held a solemn hearing for the opening of its judicial year, featuring speeches of this year’s keynote speaker, the President of the Central American Court of Justice, César Ernesto Salazar Grande, ICC Principals, and the Vice President of the ICC Bar Association. ICC judges as …

Butambala MP Muwanga Kivumbi in court. He was charged with terrorism.   Remand of MP and Bobi Wine ally revives fears of MP Ssegirinya’s torture and death COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Fears for the life of outgoing Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi have intensified after he was charged with terrorism and remanded to Kitalya Prison, a move that …

Ministry of Justice adds the LGBTQ advocacy group to list of ‘undesirable organisations’ Logo of ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Russia’s Ministry of Justice has added the LGBTQ advocacy federation ILGA World to its list of “undesirable organisations,” which opens the way for people convicted of working with ILGA World inside Russia to be …

By Alexander LuyimaUganda is once again standing at a dangerous political crossroads following the conclusion of the January presidential election. While the Electoral Commission has declared Mr. Yoweri Museveni the winner of another term, the country is witnessing one of the most tense and heavily securitized post-election periods in its recent history.At the center of the storm is Robert Kyagulanyi …

Masaka Chief Magistrate Herbert Asiimwe has dismissed an application for vote recount filed by National Resistance Movement (NRM) member and former Kalungu East parliamentary candidate, Hon. Vincent Ssempijja, who was challenging NUP’s Yusufu Kiruruuta Nkerettanyi’s victory. Hon. vicent Bamulangaki Sempijja.(Courtesy photo) Although Court had earlier on set today as the date at which it will hold the vote recount exercise, …

Centenary Bank Managing Director Kasi speak to youth af the conference at Nakulabye Parish Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment and sustainable development as it actively participated in a Youth Conference organized by Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Nakulabye Parish Youth Apostolate. The conference is an engagement platform bringing together young …