Category: Politics
Kenya-Uganda bond growing stronger, says Ruto
The President of Kenya, Dr William Samoei Ruto, says the bond between Uganda and Kenya is growing stronger. This, he said, moments after a meeting with Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni on Saturday at State House Entebbe. Ruto is in Uganda to attend the Sunday celebrations of 60 years of Uganda’s independence at Kololo. Gen Muhoozi…
Kagabo Is A Setup Against NUP
On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Mr. Twaha Kagabo, the Bukoto South MP stunned the country when he chose to return Ug x40m bribe to the Speaker of Parliament’s residence. Kagabo carried bundles of 20,000 notes to parliament and went straight to the L.O.P Mathias Mpuuga’s office seeking to hand over the controversial cash to him….
Presidential Agents Have Been Summoned By The IEBC To Check the Results on Form 34C
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 – Presidential agents from both the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and Kenya Kwanza Alliance have been summoned by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to verify the tabulated presidential results in Form 34C. Form 34C is the results form that collates results from the 290 constituencies plus prisons and…
Kenya awaits the outcome of the close election between William Ruto and Raila Odinga.
Kenyans are waiting anxiously for the results of the country’s presidential election after a largely peaceful poll, with low turnout in some areas suggesting growing frustration with the political elite. Although presidential frontrunners William Ruto and Raila Odinga have both vowed to maintain calm following Tuesday’s poll, the memory of past election-related violence remains fresh…
Kenya goes to polls in a hotly contested race
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….
Members of Democratic Party endorse the NRM-DP Cooperation Agreement.
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…
EC starts nomination for Bukimbiri, Gogonyo by-elections
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 …
NPA’s Joseph Muvawala runs to Busoga to calm rowdy youths.
Busoga kingdom premier and National Planning Executive Director Joseph Muvawala has rushed to his home area in Busoga to calm down angry and rowdy youths. Disgruntled youths in Jinja yesterday upset the areas of Namulesa, Kivubuka, Mafubira and Wakalenge in early morning protests against the rising cost of living. Transport was paralysed, shops remained closed…
Kyagulanyi joins Besigye in Soroti as campaigns heatup.
Soroti East by-election unites opposition in an unprecendeted way. Uganda,s opposition kingpins Dr. Besigye and the leader of the redcard movement are jointly campaigning for the FDC candidate Moses Attan Okia in Soroti with the NUP supreme Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Dr. Besigye on his third day in Soroti where he is drumming support for FDC,s…
Politics is about People not leaders- Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the NRM National Chairman, in a politics rally urged the people of Soroti City East to cast their votes in favor of the NRM flagbearer for effective service delivery. The President made the call today while campaigning for the NRM flag bearer for the Soroti City East by-elections, Hon Herbert…