Ugandan opposition leader and musician Bobi Wine has confirmed he will stand in the upcoming presidential election, pledging to challenge President Yoweri Museveni once again while criticising Western powers for turning a blind eye to alleged human rights …
Delegates in Eastern Uganda call for change as NRM structures are filled Plans for the NRM primaries appear to be going well in other parts of the country. In eastern Uganda, delegates from the greater eastern region of Busoga, Bukedi, Bugisu, Sebei and …
The brutal abduction and torture of Eddie Mutwe—bodyguard of Ugandan opposition leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine—marks a new stage in the escalating repression by President Yoweri Museveni’s …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda is undertaking a significant nationwide network upgrade initiative aimed at substantially improving the reliability and speed of its voice, data, and mobile money services. This ambitious project seeks to …
SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a collection point. It worked. More and more men who …
Minister decries sabotage of balaalo eviction order in Northern Uganda The Minister of State for Northern Uganda, Dr. Kenneth Omona, has lamented the way some leaders, including security forces, have obstructed the government's plan to implement the …
UBOS extends education census exercise to Western Uganda The Uganda Bureau of Statistics is leading the charge to implement the Baseline Education Census, a nationwide effort to collect data on the country's education sector, intended to inform better …
Uganda Martyrs Rubaga reaches USSSA boys' football round of 16 Uganda Martyrs Rubaga progressed to the round of 16 after defeating Standard High School in the ongoing USSSA Ball Games One Boys' Football tournament. In other fixtures, reigning East …
Sylvia Mulinge, the MTN CEO KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Bayobab Uganda, the digital infrastructure division of MTN Group, officially launched a significant new fibre optic route utilising the Uganda Railway corridor between Kampala and Malaba. …
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