Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has reiterated the importance of technology in the celebration and preservation of the kingdom’s cultural heritage. She was speaking the close of this year’s Ekisaakaate Kya Nnaabagereka, that has trained over 600 children aged 6-18 years, both boys and girls …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi the Third Umukuuka uwe (Cultural Leader of the) Bamasaaba/Bagisu, Jude Mike Mudoma, has arrived in Washington DC to attend week-long activities marking the inauguration of President Elect Donald J. Trump. Mudoma and his delegation arrived in Washington, USA, on Saturday morning aboard an SN …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Children and Youth Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has just confirmed on X aka twitter, that Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s account has been deactivated again. It was not immediately clear …

🟥 The Stations are located in ✳ Namanve ✳ Namulanda ✳ Nabbingo ✳ Kawanda ✳ Gulu ✳ Mbarara ✳ Mbale Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Motor vehicle inspection and testing company, SGS Uganda Ltd has handed over seven vehicle inspections stations to the government following the termination of their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi of Buganda Road Court has summoned Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde to appear before the court and explain his alleged derogatory remarks about the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). According to court documents, Ssemakadde is accused of making the …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Grade One Magistrate Gerald Ogwomo has committed Isma Kizito to the High Court for the murder of his boss, Samuel Mayanja Ssenkomago. Kizito, who worked at the deceased’s soda depot, is alleged to have killed Ssenkomago on November 5, 2024, at Nsuube Village, …

  Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudanese citizens took to Juba streets today, destroying shops owned by Sudanese nationals in apparent retaliation for the recent brutal killings of South Sudanese citizens in Wad Medani, Sudan. Tensions have escalated with clashes reported between protestors and security forces. Reports …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kumi district, Kanyum Sub County, are on the spot following the death of a 37-year-old man while in custody. Peter Okoche was arrested on Sunday on allegations of stealing five goats belonging to a resident of Okeito village. According to Asingye, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Luwero sub-county and town council residents continue to grapple with unreliable water supply as a proposed water treatment plant wastes away. In the 1970s, the government of former President Idd Amin purchased 1.5 acres of land and embarked on the construction of …

  Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in the greater Masaka sub-region have been tipped on a coffee export deal worth USD 300 million to the Maghreb region in North Africa. John Chrysostom Alintuma Nsambu, the Ugandan Ambassador to Algeria, revealed that the embassy has established a bilateral …