Politics

3,518 degrees, including 511 PhDs, awarded as Institute strengthens its global footprint through IIT Madras Zanzibar & IITM Global initiatives CHENNAI, India, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chair…

President Museveni has dismissed six engineers in the Ministry of Works and Transport over alleged corruption linked to major road projects, including the Busega–Mpigi Expressway, as investigations into the projects intensify.

Election officials in Uganda's Central North Region have warned candidates vying for LC1 chairperson and village women committee positions against violence, voter bribery and other electoral offences, urging them to conduct peaceful campaigns and comply with electoral laws ahead of polling day.

…Approves extra 4,698 teachers for Smart Green Schools …Activates all isolation centres over Congo Ebola outbreak The Enugu State Government will on Tuesday distribute farm inputs to 63,000 smallholder farmers across the state to boost agricultural production…

How a meeting between an American president and a teenage African king still shapes history, diplomacy and conservation more than a century later SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | The slow climb up Mengo Hill in December 1909 marked one of the most extraordinary moments in the history of colonial Africa: a former American … The post When Theodore Roosevelt came to Buganda appeared first on The Independent Uganda:.

The pact was presented as a framework to promote national dialogue, constitutionalism, and cooperative politics. It also committed DP to support the NRM government on key legislation, confidence motions, and major policy initiatives in Parliament during the 2021 to 2026 parliamentary term.

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has launched a new five-year Strategic Plan, Client Charter and Service Delivery Standards for the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB), aimed at strengthening regulation, promoting responsible gaming, increasing government revenue and improving service delivery.

President Museveni will join Members of Parliament on Tuesday for a special sitting to pay tribute to the late General (Rtd) Moses Ali before his body is flown to Adjumani District ahead of his official burial on Wednesday.

The government has launched an emergency food relief operation targeting nearly 314,000 households across Karamoja after a prolonged dry spell triggered widespread food shortages, with at least 19 people reported to have died from hunger as vulnerable communities await assistance.

‎National Resistance Movement Deputy Secretary General Rose Namayanja Nsereko has launched the party’s mobilisation campaign in the Greater Masaka sub-region ahead of the upcoming LC I and Women Council elections. ‎ ‎On Sunday, Namayanja chaired a high-level regional meeting at Hotel Brovad in Masaka City, bringing together NRM Members of Parliament, district party chairpersons, Resident […] The post NRM’s Namayanja

The National Resistance Movement has launched intensified grassroots mobilisation in Teso ahead of village and parish-level elections, seeking to consolidate its support base after strong performance in the 2026 General Election.

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has flagged off the distribution of emergency food relief to vulnerable households in Karamoja, saying the intervention—ordered by President Museveni—will reach thousands of families over the next two months as government races to contain a hunger crisis that has claimed at least 19 lives.

Residents of 12 villages in Acholibur Sub-county, Pader district, risk missing the upcoming Local Council I (LC I) elections after discovering that their villages were omitted from the Electoral Commission’s register. Ugandans are scheduled to elect LC I leaders on July 28, 2026, followed by LC II elections on August 10. However, residents of Acholibur […] The post LC elections: protest as 12 villages in Pader are om

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni will on Tuesday join Parliament in paying tribute to former First Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani East MP, Gen. Moses Ali, before his body is flown to his ancestral home in Adjumani district. In a communication to Members of Parliament, Government Chief Whip Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said … The post Museveni to join Parliament in paying tribute to Gen. Moses Ali appeared

President Yoweri Museveni will on Tuesday attend a special parliamentary sitting to pay tribute to former First Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani West MP, Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, before his body is flown to his ancestral home in Adjumani district for burial. In a communication to Members of Parliament, Government Chief Whip Dr Jane Ruth […] The post Museveni to join parliament in paying tribute to Gen Moses Ali appear

ENTEBBE — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on senior security officers to deepen their understanding of Uganda’s development path, saying ideological clarity is essential in guiding the country’s socio-economic transformation. President Museveni, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), made the remarks on Friday, July 17, 2026, while passing […] The post Museveni Pa

BUDAKA — National Resistance Movement (NRM) National Treasurer and Bukedi Sub-region Team Leader Ambassador Barbara Nekesa Oundo has urged party leaders in Bukedi to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the forthcoming Local Council and Village Women Council elections. Speaking during the NRM Bukedi Sub-region entry meeting held at Marple Cottages in Kamonkoli Town Council, Budaka […] The post NRM Treasurer Bar

Uganda’s great political survivor who carried the nation’s history within him Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last time many Ugandans saw Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali in public life, he was not standing behind a podium or sitting in Parliament. He was seated inside a vehicle. It was June 4, 2025, … The post Gen Moses Ali — 1939-2026 appeared first on The Independent Uganda:.

Dear fellow Ugandans and global community, salaams from Gulu University, Quality Education Consultancy Ltd (QECL), OPUL Skilling Foundation Africa (OSFA), Rotary Clubs of Uganda and Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS). Uganda is currently ranked 148th out of 182 countries globally in the Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International 2025. The Ugandan treasury is like […] The post DR. OPUL JOSEPH, P

The Minister for the Presidency and Budiope West Member of Parliament, Milly Babirye Babalanda has revealed that the dates quoted on her Wikipedia public profile are actually not right. According to Wikipedia and numerous publications that have published the politician’s profile, Babalanda is reported to have been born on 5th December 1970 which she […] The post MISQUOTED! Minister Babalanda Reveals Real Date of Birt

NRM National Treasurer Ambassador Barbara Nekesa Oundo has called on party leaders in the Bukedi sub-region to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the Local Council One (LC1) and Village Women Council elections, saying strong village structures are critical to the ruling party's continued dominance.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has urged members who lost the party flag in the upcoming Local Council One (LC1) chairperson elections to rally behind official flag bearers, warning that independent bids could split the vote and benefit the opposition.

With President Trump in attendance, an all-superstar lineup that included Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and Burna Boy felt a little more political than it might have otherwise.