Kampala City Hall court has issued criminal summons against independent presidential candidate Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde who is currently on a campaign trail in Kagadi district . Tumukunde’s lawyer Anthony Wameeli informed court that his client failed to make it to court today for the commencement of his trial on charges of unlawfull possession of…
AstraZeneca, the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) Tuesday launched the Healthy Heart Africa programme on a national level in Uganda. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three main therapy areas…
Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Norbert Mao has called on his supporters to respect their opponents ahead of his campaigns which kick off tomorrow in Kasese district. He said DP is a peaceful party which is desired and trusted by the majority adding that disrespect and use of bad language among supporters is uncalled for….
Two people (a mother and her child) have died following last evening downpour in Kitswamba Subcounty Kasese district. The two were swept away by River Hima yesterday at around 7:30 pm during the downpour. “Last evening we got information from the community that a mother and her child had been swept away by river Hima…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has tasked all media persons who have been cleared to physically attend and cover the nomination exercise to present a 72-hr PCR negative test for COVID19, which will be taken at their own cost. This has been revealed by the EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya in a statement issued this morning in…
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…
