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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development summoned Army spokesperson Brigadier Felix Kulayigye over engaging in gross land fraud and forgery among others crimes. In a notice of Intention to effect changes in the Register from Moses Ssekito on behalf of the Commissioner Land …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine suspended four party leaders in Busoga Sub-region for causing divisions within the party. The suspended include; deputy secretary for mobilization Eastern region Moses Bigirwa, Saulo Nsongambi the Acting district party chairperson for …

He was a cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer Kampala, Uganda | Simon Chadwick | Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. For others …

Constitutional Court boosts challenge of Nsereko amendments of Computer Misuse Act Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | When former Makerere University Research Fellow Stella Nyanzi was in April 2017 picked by security agents from a fundraising function at Mackinnon Suites Hotel in Kampala, her case provoked heated debate locally and …

‘It’s the example that the African continent needs to follow’ COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Shortly after Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s Minister of Health declared Uganda free from Ebola on Jan.11, her colleague, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma; the Acting Director General of the African Centres for Disease Control and …

Why the merger of UNRA back into the Ministry of Works is going to be an unmitigated disaster THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In the last few years, the government of Uganda has been latching from one bad policy move to another with incredible consistency. One of such policy …

Given the anti-democratic forces, the Biden administration must bolster democratic institutions COMMENT | Aziz Huq and Tom Ginsburg | Last month’s midterm elections in the United States were surprising in more ways than one. The Democrats’ unexpectedly strong performance not only has shifted the political terrain for the next two years, but …

To curb protracted violent conflicts, misinformation, inequality America should look within COMMENT | Sheila Kohanteb | The world is now witnessing the highest number of protracted violent conflicts since the end of World War II, and inequality and misinformation are fueling the turmoil. Policymakers seeking to curb the violence would be wise …

Much as there’s been success for LGBTI rights in courts, winning hearts and minds of Ugandans remains a struggle COMMENT | Frank Mugisha | Dear Reader, today I chronicle our struggles and what we have achieved despite numerous hindrances and try to forge a future ahead. The Anti-Homosexuality Act was the culmination …

For many years small retail investors have found it hard to buy shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, but a newly-licensed service hopes to change that Kampala, Uganda | HARRY CLYNCH | Since the establishment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in 1954, it has traditionally been very difficult for Kenya’s retail …