NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government Chief Whip, Hamson Obua, has been nominated unopposed in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries for the Ajuri County parliamentary seat. Obua was officially nominated on Thursday by NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi at the party headquarters in Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Financial and accounting professionals have tipped entrepreneurs on improved transparency, environment and human rights as key to enabling access to needed affordable and long-term capital. This comes as sources of patient capital seem to be dwindling and becoming more selective, hence difficult to acquire, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero District are investigating the brutal murder of 68-year-old Gideon Sitakange, who was found beheaded on Wednesday morning, June 18, 2025. Sitakange, a resident of Kawe Zone in Kikyuusa Town Council, was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants on Tuesday night around 9:00 PM. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has directed the Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB) to start the process of expanding to rural areas to cater for the growing economic activity around the country. Currently, the bank, the only local and government-owned development finance institution in the country, has, in …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The election of village youth committees has been delayed across several polling stations in Luwero and Masaka districts, with reports of late arrivals, missing registers, and allegations of voter manipulation. According to the Electoral Commission guidelines, the polls were scheduled to start at 9:00 am …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Apac district are holding a crisis meeting with the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) over the continued presence and activities of Balaalo herdsmen in the area, despite President Museveni’s eviction orders. The meeting is taking place today, Thursday, at Acol-pii, the UPDF 5th …

How dream of education for girls is ended with two pink lines. Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just a week before her final examinations, Sarah Namukisa, a student at the Medical Laboratory Training School in Jinja, was abruptly expelled. Her offence? She was pregnant. Sarah’s story is not an …

  Initiative attracts support from 32 industry leaders across 11 countries Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a landmark initiative set to reshape the future of golf mentorship in Africa, the AFRIYEA Golf Academy in Uganda on Wednesday launched its inaugural AFRIYEA Golf Mentorship Programme, attracting the backing of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rose Nabwire, the 28th Guild President of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), will, at the 2nd Symposium on Governance in Kampala later this month, highlight plans for an awareness campaign to educate students and communities, especially women, on their legal rights to own, inherit, and use land. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda and its partners on Tuesday donated digital and vocational equipment to the Busoga Kingdom, as the telecommunications provider seeks to expand digital literacy and reduce economic vulnerability among Uganda’s rural youth and young women. The contribution, made as part of MTN’s 2025 …