Kenya is heading to the polls Tuesday in crucial elections as outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta prepares to hand over power to a new leader. About 22 million Kenyans have registered to vote, the country’s electoral body (IEBC) said, and polls opened from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET Monday to 10 a.m….
In exercise of the powers vested in the President in Section 1 of the Police Act Chapter 303 and on the advice of the Police Authority, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted and appointed on promotion 773 gazetted police officers to the ranks of AIGP, Senior Commissioner of Police, Commissioner of…
The President says in his address to the Nation on Friday, he will speak to how we can deal with floods, landslides, and other problems Uganda is currently facing. The President also assures the displaced persons that Government, through the Prime Minister’s Office, would assist them in all ways possible.Each of the families will receive…
In a meeting held on the 28th July 2022 in Gulu city, the members of the Democratic Party through the District Executive Committee(DEC) unanimously endorsed the document of the Cooperation signed between the Democratic party( DP) and the ruling National Resistance Movement( NRM). This was after thoroughly going through the document which they consider as…
According to reports, at least 16 persons have died as a due of flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain in the Bugisu and Sebei sub-regions. 11 bodies were discovered in a vehicle that was flashed into River Nabuyonga on Sunday morning. The deceased were travelling to an introduction ceremony before their vehicle was washed away by floods at the bridge By Monday morning , 16 bodies had already been located. Rain fell continuously from Saturday at 11 p.m….
The first grain ship to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa under a UN-brokered deal to ensure safe passage through the Black Sea departed on Monday morning, according to Ukrainian and Turkish officials. “The first Ukrainian grain ship since #RussianAggression has left port,” Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov tweeted, thanking Turkey and the UN for…
Nomination of candidates to run in the byelections for the seats of Member of Parliament in Bukimbiri County and Gogonyo County, respectively, has started. The nominations will take place at the offices of the returning officers in the aforementioned districts today and tomorrow beginning at 9am and ending at 5pm, according to a statement from acting EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya. “We are beginning to nominate candidates for the byelection for the positions of Member of Parliament for Bukimbiri County in the Kisoro district and Gogonyo County in the Pallisa district. The exercise officially begins today, Monday, August 1, 2022,” he declared. He stated that all requirements for nomination as a Member of Parliament must be met by the potential candidates. The exercise will be over by Tuesday, August 2, 2022, he added, adding that nomination papers had already been distributed to potential candidates. According to Bukenya, the nominated candidates will hold campaign meetings for seven days, starting on Wednesday, August 3, and ending on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The by-election voting day and results counting will take place on Thursday, August 11, 2022, according to the EC “We urge all relevant parties in those districts to adhere to this program and the rules we have established for these …
