Buganda and the Uganda State: A study in power, decline, and identity
COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | This reflection is inspired by John Mary Odoy’s article, “No Buganda, No Uganda” (22 March 2025), in...
Uganda Plans to Establish a Consulate in Iraq
Officials from Uganda’s embassy in Tehran, led by Chargé D'Affaires Oscar Edule, reaffirmed this need on Monday, March 24, 2025,...
Uganda-Tanzania Oil Pipeline Secures First Tranche of External Financing
By Jov Onsat A Uganda-Tanzania petroleum pipeline project majority-owned by TotalEnergies SE has secured the first tranche of external syndicated financing....
500 benefit from Absa Bank Uganda’s Ramadan donations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has donated food items worth UGX 20,000,000 to provide meals for 500...
Uganda Loses Over Ugx 1.82 Trillion to Corruption, Fraud in 2024 – Police Reveals Shocking Annual Crime Report
By AGGREY BULUBA Kampala - Uganda's police annual crime report for 2024 reveals a staggering loss of shs1.82 trillion due...
Judiciary Surrenders to State Pressure, Keeps Besigye Behind Bars Despite Supreme Court Ruling
By AGGREY BULUBA KAMPALA – A bird in the cage does not sing out of joy, but out of pain....
NUP Treasurer Denies Supplying Party Uniforms Amid Military Crackdown
By AGGREY BULUBA In Uganda, where political tensions frequently run high, even a piece of clothing can become a source...
Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakade Defies Court Again- Arrest Warrant Issued
By AGGREY BULUBA The principle that "no one is above the law" was put to the test on Monday, February...
Shock in Uganda as Top Opposition MP Meets Museveni- Is He Defecting to NRM?
By AGGREY BULUBA In Ugandan politics, when a key opposition figure meets the president, speculation is inevitable. Jonam County MP...
NRM MPs Sell Out Democracy: Back Controversial Law Allowing Civilians to Face Military Courts – Ssemujju Slams Them as ‘Idiots’
By AGGREY BULUBA Kampala – A recent amendment to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act, allowing civilians to be...
