The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential flag bearer Patrick Amuriat Oboi has vowed not to abide by Electoral Commission (EC)’s restriction on the number of people supposed to accompany an aspiring candidate to the nomination center for presidential nominations. Last week, the EC issued a number of guidelines for nomination of presidential candidates scheduled…
Celebrated media personality Sir Simon Muyanga Lutaaya has resigned from the Ntinda based Radio 4 to concertrate on his member of parliament bid for Bulamoji county in Kaliro district. The FDC stalwart joined Balam’s Radio in June this year where he has been hosting a show dubbed ‘Gwe Nsonga’ which airs from Monday to Friday…
Police in Old Kampala have shot and killed a rape suspect as he resisted arrest and attempted to disarm officers, who were effecting an arrest. The suspect is alleged to have raped a woman on Wednesday 21/10/2020 in Lugala, Rubaga Division, Kampala Capital City. “The rape victim, whose name we will not disclose for privacy,…
Ugandan government has launched the National Community Engagement Strategy for COVID-19 response to curtail the spread of the pandemic among communities. Uganda is currently experiencing phase four of COVID-19 outbreak with widespread community transmission in virtually all the districts in the country. In response to this, government directed that the Community Engagement Strategy (CES) Sub…
Kira Road Police Station has rescued a five-year old child, who was about to be cut by the father using a machete over unknown reasons. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesperson, during the rescue, one of their officers discharged a bullet to disable the father, Suleiman Male, 28, but it fatally…
Youth in Uganda under the coalition of the Platform for Youth Inclusion in Politics (PYIP) are calling for the immediate release of all individuals arrested during a raid on the National Unity Platform (NUP) head offices on Wednesday. At least 82 people were arrested during the joint security operation comprising of police and the military…
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today commence the 2-day exercise of nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021. The exercise which was earlier scheduled for 12th and 13th October 2020 was postponed to 15th and 16th October 2020 following presentations from various stakeholders including the Parliament of Uganda. According to the EC boss Justice Simon…
In a bid to bridge the digital divide gap that exists between Karamoja and the rest of Uganda, government has been urged to set up Community Multipurpose Telecenters in the subregion. The recommendation has been made today by a team of researchers from Makerere University during dissemination of the findings from a study conducted in…
Following president Museveni’s directive for the immediate disbandment of all leaders for Kampala government markets and abattoirs the leadership of St. Balikudembe Market aka Owino has urged president Museveni to institute an independent Commission to look into matters of the market before the directive is implemented. According to a September 25th, 2020 letter to the Kampala Minister, Betty…
Muslim women under the umbrella of Uganda Muslim Women’s Vision (UMWV) have petitioned government over the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act which requires them to remove their veils before having their pictures taken for National IDs, Driving Permits, Passports and when going through immigration at international border posts. These contend that unless the act…
