The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party will on Friday 11th September 2020 stop receiving petitions from members who were not satisfied with the recently concluded party primaries. The elections for parlimentary NRM flag bearers were held by voters linning up behind the candidates of their choices in the 151 districts and 353 constituencies across…
More 31 households have joined the Buwangwa camp (Buwangwa Primary School) as heavy rains continue to displace people in Busaano subcounty, Mbale district. The population now is close to 567 from 81 families. This follows the landslide that killed one and destroyed property and houses on Sunday. One male (Michael Mukhaali, believed to be between…
Police in Kawempe are investigating a case of kidnap of an aspirant for Kampala Capital City Authority Lord Councillor Rukia Namuwanga. Namuwanga, is a Woman Councillor for Bwaise I, II and III. She is also an FDC flag bearer for Kawempe South Woman Lord Councillor and resident of Kazo Central zone. It is alleged that Namuwanga…
By Sir Simon Muyanga Lutaaya The country is discussing the embarrassing conduct of NRM party primaries for Parliamentary flagbearers with much disgust and scorn. A cocktail of election offenses and malpractices that characterized the September 4 polls are denting the party’s democratic credentials but also exposing the country’s political immaturity, poverty, greed, abuse of power,…
The ministry of health has today officially received Mandela National Stadium Namboole stadium as a temporary COVID-19 treatment unit. This follows three months rehabilitation activities of the facility by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to make it habitable. According to the ministry, the purpose of this facility is to handle COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms who…
Court of Appeal has nullified James Akena’s election as Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president and ordered for a fresh election. Three justices of the court led by Irene Mulyagonja have further warned the party that it’s credibility will continue to be in doubt if its leadership is not in line with provisions of the…
Lawyer Muwada Nkunyingi has vowed to moblise Ugandans to protest against the electoral Commission for refusing to avail him academic documents of president Museveni. On 21st August 2020, lawyer Nkunyingi wrote to the electoral commission seeking access to academic documents submitted to the commission by President Museveni for nomination in the 2016 presidential elections. Adressing…
President Yoweri Museveni who is also the National Chairman of the Electoral Commission has directed that all National Resistance Movement (NRM) members with cards but are not in the party register should be allowed to vote in tomorrow’s primary elections for parliamentary aspirants. In a letter dated 2nd September 2020, president Museveni directs that any NRM member whose name is not in…
Police in Kabalagala have arrested one suspect on allegations of assault and disrupting elections. It is alleged that on the 02/09/2020 at Jack and Jill polling station, Kyene Zone in Kabalagala Makindye Division, Musingizi Ronald, 20, a resident of the same area unlawfully assaulted Lunkuse Hasifah, 25, who had lined up for voting thereby causing…
President Yoweri Museveni has opened up on tribalism, a debate that has headlined recent national conversations. Police have recently issued summons and arrested creative artists and other public figures critiquing the reality of tribalism in the country. The president has now come out to refute the allegations that most jobs especially in the public service and army…
