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Dr Lina Zedriga appearing before the Chief Magistrates Court in Gulu Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the quiet hours of Friday morning, as Gulu City stirred awake, a political mystery that had lingered for weeks quietly unfolded inside the Chief Magistrate’s Court when Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, the Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), was presented …

By Kabuye Ronald In a shocking turn of events, the Amolatar district has been rocked by a financial scandal involving the National Resistance Movement (NRM) administrative secretary and other high-ranking officials. According to insider reports, a staggering sum of 249.602 million NRM was withdrawn, out of which a staggering 191 million is alleged to have been swindled. The case, documented …

The late Ssaabalangira Godfrey Musanje Kikulwe, a former Mukono District Councillor and respected cultural leader, was on Thursday, laid to rest at his home in Kitegula Village, Kasawo Town Council, Nakifuma County amid tributes from government, Buganda Kingdom, religious leaders, and the local community. The burial was attended by retired bishops, including Rt. Rev. James William Ssebaggala of Mukono Diocese …

Lawyers representing President Museveni, the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General in the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Halts Forensic Data Ruling as Kasibante Applies to Withdraw Petition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has directed lawyers representing President Yoweri Museveni, the Electoral Commission, and the Attorney General to file responses to an application by former presidential candidate …

By Robert Segawa Mercy Kanyesigye has been elected Uganda’s National Female Youth Member of Parliament after a closely contested 2026 Youth Parliamentary election that saw her triumph as an Independent candidate. According to results released by the Electoral Commission at Hoima City Stadium polling centre, Kanyesigye secured 216 votes, narrowly edging out National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer Dianah Ampaire, …

CDF Gen Muhoozi salutes CIC Museveni. PHOTO PPU President reveals plans to construct an international airport in Mbarara Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and other security agencies for providing robust security that neutralised troublemakers during the recently concluded general elections. Museveni made the remarks on Friday while presiding …

By Victoria Amunga KISUMU, Kenya — On a hot Tuesday afternoon, 52-year-old Paul Ochieng sits in a consultation room at Ogongosa health center on the outskirts of Kenya’s Kisumu city. He is not there for his own appointment; he has accompanied one of his teenage clients after completing morning home visits. But unlike years past, Ochieng will return home without pay for the …

WWF Uganda Country Director Ivan Tumuhimbise and MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer Sylvia Mulinge present a prize to the founders of Bottle for Cash Eco-Drop, an innovation aimed at transforming how communities collect and manage plastic waste. MTN Uganda, in partnership with WWF Uganda, will this weekend send the winners of the inaugural Pachi Panda Innovation Challenge to South Africa …

Kampala — The High Court of Uganda has ruled that the disqualification of former Makerere University Guild presidential aspirant, Nattabi Margaret, from the 89th Guild elections was unlawful, awarding her UGX 2 million in general damages and costs of the application. Wooden Gavel In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2026, Justice Simon Peter M. Kinobe found that the decision …

Officials at the launch Equity Bank Launches Affordable Financing for Electric Cooking In Uganda   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda in partnership with UKAID and the ministry of Energy has launched affordable financing for eCooking products and technologies in Uganda. Dubbed the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Trust Fund, it aims at accelerating the adoption of …

Kampala-A few days after Court has dismissed an election petition seeking vote recount, Kalungu East Member of Parliament Elect Yusuf Kiruuta Nkeretanyi has been charged by Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court. Hon. Yusuf Nkeretanyi Kiruluta (courtesy photo) Nkeretanyi and 4 others have been arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ritah. Kisasa Neumbe who charged them with an offence of stealing curtains, Cushion …

by AdminFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 20260 Share0 By Kabuye Ronald National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President Western region Jolly Jacklyn Tukamushaba was on Thursday morning produced before the Kabale Chief Magistrate’s Court and charged with incitement to violence, following three weeks of detention incommunicado. According to the charge sheet, Tukamushaba was charged with incitement …

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by AdminFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 20260 Share0 By Robert Segawa Police in Kamuli District are investigating the killing of two of their own officers whose bodies were discovered along the Busota–Kisozo Road in Naibowa Village on the night of February 5, 2026, in what is believed to have been a criminal attack. The deceased …

Jolly Tukamushaba Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Western Uganda, Jolly Jacklyn Tukamushaba, has been produced before the court in Kabale and formally charged with incitement to violence. Tukamushaba was presented before the court as the state simultaneously faced a pending application challenging her continued disappearance and illegal detention. Her production comes …