NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Independent presidential candidate Joseph Kizza Kabuleta failed to show up for his campaigns in East Acholi.  Kabuleta was expected to hold campaigns in the districts of Agago and Pader on Tuesday as per the campaign schedule released by the Electoral Commission. On Monday, Kabuleta …

Nyowa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Enthusiastic residents of Nwoya were left disappointed on Tuesday after independent Presidential candidate John Katumba failed to turn up for his campaigns in the District. According to the campaign schedule drawn by the Electoral Commission, Katumba was scheduled to campaign in Kiryandongo and Oyam …

Bulambuli, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Parliamentary Candidates in Luwero started their campaign trail with a call to supporters to refrain from violence ahead of the Several National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidates for various positions in Bulambuli district have failed to commence their campaigns citing the delayed release of funds …

Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Parliamentary Candidates in Luwero started their campaign trail with a call to supporters to refrain from violence ahead of the 2021 general election. The area witnessed chaotic turns on Monday as the anti-riot Police battled supporters of National Unity Platform-NUP who had gathered to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A Joe Biden Presidency in the United States will propel more aid towards Strengthening Democracy on the African continent, according to Ugandan political analysts. Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the November 3 election to become the 46th president of the United States of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Health Ministry plans to introduce a new strategy where health workers will offer mental health services at the community level similar to the model of Voluntary Health Teams-VHTs.  Apparently, mental health services are largely a preserve of regional referral and national referral hospitals.  …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA is set to distribute over 1.8 million national identification cards-IDs that haven’t been collected by their owners. According to NIRA, some of the national identity cards have been with the authority since 2014. The nationwide issuance of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The banking sector is advising investors and other private sector borrowers to re-think their investments and investment plans because the attractiveness of investments to credit has been highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.       The pandemic scared lending institutions away from the private …

Kanungu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Independent presidential candidate, Gen Henry Tumukunde received a warm reception from his supporters in Kanungu district.  Tumukunde traveled to Kanungu on Tuesday afternoon shortly after launching his manifesto in the main stadium of his home district of Rukungiri. He entered Kanungu town in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi says his journey on Monday and the launch of his campaigns in Soroti city is as testimony that the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, Uganda’s biggest opposition is still strong in the country. Addressing a press conference at Eneku village in …