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…
Following presentations from various stakeholders including the Parliament of Uganda on the above subject matter, the Electoral Commission (EC) has revised the programme for the nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021, from Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th 2020, to Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October 2020. According to the EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama,…
With nomination of candidates for the 2021 parliamentary elections around the corner, many National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidates are likely to miss the nominations due to high nomination fees. The nomination fees for parliamentary aspirants was increased from Shillings 200,000 to Shillings 3 million in 2015. Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine the NUP leader…
Commercial Court in Kampala has ordered Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Kenya to refund 120bn shillings which was illegally withdrawn from the account of city businessman Hamis Kigundu. While delivering his judgement today, Justice Henry peter Adonyo noted that the said money was illegally withdrawn from Hamis Kiggundu’s account by DTB Kenya which doesn’t have a licence to…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission is set to conduct residual elections in the electoral areas where voting or results were cancelled for various reasons. According to the NRM electoral commission vice chairperson John Alimpa Kijaji, the party will tomorrow 8th October 2020 hold elections for Mbale city woman MP seat in the 58…
The Democratic Party (DP) president Norbert Mao has warned party members against supporting candidates from other political parties in the forthcoming general elections. Mao says those whose favorite candidates are in other political parties should join those parties rather than remaining in DP while not supporting it’s candidates. “We don’t want candidates who impose themselves…
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has pushed its National council Meeting meant to elect the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2021 elections to Thursday 8th October 2020 . The national council sitting had been planned to take place tomorrow Tuesday 6th October 2020. However, the FDC deputy spokesperson John Kikonyogo says the…
The Electoral Commission will conclude the nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections today, Monday 5th October 2020. The nomination exercise commenced on 21st September 2020, in all the 146 districts/cities and was scheduled to end on 1st October 2020, but was extended for four more days due to the high number of aspiring…
