Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NRM youths of Bukibino Sub County in Bududa district on Monday evening stormed the NRM office over money for mobilization. It is alleged that NRM Party gave 50,000 shilling per village to be given to 23 selected youths per village who shall coordinate the votes …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Can Bobi Wine beat Museveni in Buganda?
📌 #Uganda 🇺🇬 #Election #UGdecides2021 5⃣ ✳ Jan 12,2021 ➡ Councillors PWDs 6⃣ ✳ Jan 12,2021 ➡ Councillors Youth 7⃣ ✳ Jan 14,2021 ➡ Elections of President and MPs Analysis | CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA, BAKER BATTE & BLANSHE MUSINGUZI – URN | Although the Buganda voting block is widely considered a prize of the …
Read More »Nancy Kalembe blocked from campaigning in Kamuli, Buyende
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police on Monday blocked the independent presidential candidate, Nancy Linda Kalembe, from campaigning in Kamuli and Buyende districts. According to the Electoral Commission (EC) campaign program, Kalembe was supposed to continue campaigning in the two districts after she wrote to the EC informing them of …
Read More »Delay to access ICU bed killed RDC Santos Okot -Family
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The departed Resident District Commissioner of Gulu, Maj Santos Okot Lapolo has paid the ultimate price after a delay to access the ICU bed at Mulago costed his life, the bereaved family has revealed. The Gulu District LC5 Chairperson Martin Ojara Mapenduzi communicated the family’s …
Read More »CAF ready to elect new president, executive committee members
Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said the process leading to the election of a successor to outgoing president Ahmad Ahmad and executive committee members is in place. The Governance Committee of CAF met in Cairo on January 5 and 6 to carry …
Read More »Inzu Ya Masaba installs new cultural leader as Mushikori’s mourning rituals begin
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Amram Wagabyalire has been installed the Umukuka III and head of the Inzu Ya Masaba Cultural Institution. He was installed on Monday following his election in December last year to replace Bob Saul Kipiro Mushikori, the Second Umukuka who passed died on Monday last …
Read More »Museveni receives credentials of six ambassadors, markets Uganda’s investment potential
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials of six new Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Uganda. These include; Netherlands, Egypt, United States of America, Japan, Saud Arabia and the United Kingdom. The ceremony was held on Monday at State House Entebbe. The new Ambassador of …
Read More »Sudan appeals to AU to play bigger role in Ethiopia’s Nile dam talks
Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan on Monday reiterated its adherence to the necessity of giving the African Union (AU) experts a bigger role in the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday met with ministers of foreign …
Read More »How ban of campaigns in Kampala has cost parliamentary candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ban on campaigns in the 20 districts with a surge in COVID-19 has affected several candidates all over the country with many saying the chances of their election has dwindled due to limited campaign time, funds and backing from the party. Last month, the …
Read More »Portugal president tests positive for COVID-19 but asymptomatic: statement
Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT | Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa tested positive for COVID-19, said a statement posted on the official website of the Portuguese Presidency on Monday night. Rebelo de Sousa had “tested negative yesterday, and although today’s antigen test is negative, it was now known, at …
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