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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in court on Monday as senior lawyer John Matovu, 62, was charged and remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations of stealing more than 4 billion shillings in compensation meant for the Busoga Growers Cooperative Union. Matovu, of M/S Matovu & Matovu …

Looking behind emerging domestic terrorism COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Days after he reportedly blew himself up on a bus full of passengers headed to western Uganda from Kampala city, little is still known about Isaac Matovu; a 23-year old youth. The police say he has been a resident of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. THE LAST WORD On Museveni and his critics: What we always miss about the governance strategies employed by leaders of poor countries COMMENT A new vision for global cooperation: UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlines a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s joint security agencies have described the Monday afternoon explosion inside Swift Bus as a suicide mission conducted by Isaac Matovu, the only person who died in the incident. The suspected suicide bomber Matovu, a 23 year old from Kireka has been on Police’s …

Moses Matovu’s music journey mirrors the history of Uganda’s pop music culture and identity. He has been in Uganda’s music industry for 49 years. He started and continues to manage Afrigo Band in Kampala. Afrigo has a unique sound of Ugandan drumbeats and percussions layered over a synthesised rumba guitar …

City lawyer John Matovu has accused colleague Bob Kasango of conniving with Public Service Ministry officials to defraud government of sh15.4 billion. Matovu made the allegations before Justice Margaret Tibulya as the hearing of new fraud charges in the pension scam case resumed at the Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday. New fraud charges were placed on Public Service …