The Minister of State for Disability and Elderly Affairs, Hon. Sarah Kanyike has vowed to ensure that priority points of service for vulnerable persons are established in public spaces. The Minister who took over office recently noted that a number of Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons are keeping away from some service points because…
Opposition Democratic Party (DP) has reaffirmed its commitment to fronting a presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections despite delaying to submit supporter forms to the Electoral Commission (EC) for verification. Section 10(b) of the Presidential Elections Act provides that a presidential candidate’s nomination shall be supported by not less than 100 persons who are registered…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has eulogised the fallen deputy executive director Uganda Media Center Col Shaban Bantariza who passed on this morning. Col Bantariza who was also the deputy government spokesperson died at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. According to a tweet by the Uganda…
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…
