The Shadow Minister of Education, Hon. Gonzaga Ssewungu, has expressed concern over the rising cases of market fires in Kampala causing widespread losses. Reports indicate that a fire outbreak at ...

Families and tourists thronged the streets in cities and towns across Ireland for St Patrick’s Day, while reflecting on what ...

Health officials in Uganda are raising concern over persistently low handwashing practices across the country, warning that poor hygiene continues to fuel the spread of preventable diseases.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Music, culture and social advocacy converged at Kampala Parents School as the East Indian Cultural Association (EICA) hosted its annual Holi musical festival, using ...

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi demanded that government explain the involvement of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in the March 7 demolition that reportedly left two ...

Garbage collection contracts are awarded through patronage networks rather than merit, resulting in irregular, unreliable service ...

"A mother of 59 years, how many children does she have? Can they share one room? We need to increase the pay to at least Shs600,000. It's only from there that we can say we have started ...

The Kampala City Traders Association leadership warns of early disruptions to business activity as the conflict involving Iran begins to ripple through global transport and energy markets. Importers ...

The Executive Director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Sharifah Buzeki, has dismissed reports that St Balikuddembe Market, commonly known as Owino Market, is set to be demolished.

The government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Egyptian infrastructure firm Orascom Construction to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in the ...

It is a place where silence should reign, but at the Mulago National Referral Hospital mortuary, the air is more often filled with the sounds of impatient shouting, wailing, and the heavy toll of ...

When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous ...