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Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde on Monday called off his campaigns in Nwoya and Gulu districts over low turn up of people.    Tumukunde was scheduled to address voters in Anaka Town Council in Nwoya district and Awach Sub County in Gulu district. However, the two …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party secretary general Justine Kasule Lumumba has gone into self quarantine after three of her staff were found to be COVID-19 positive on Sunday. “Dear all its with sadness that I report this minor setback and hope and …

He has already changed the Ugandan opposition. Can he change the government? | SAM WILKINS AND RICHARD VOKES | Just three weeks into his official campaign for the Ugandan presidency, Ugandan musician and parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi (better known by his stage name Bobi Wine) had already been arrested twice. The …

Why Bobi Wine is surging and what the president can do to stem the tide other than beating him up THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | There is a wave of excitement in favour of Bobi Wine and his bid for the presidency. The recent riots and their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition presidential candidates have discredited a letter written by the Electoral Commission to the police on the disruption of campaign meetings by security forces. The different camps of opposition presidential candidates have expressed a total lack of confidence in the Electoral Commission to direct police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to create over 200,000 jobs for the people of Bugisu sub region. Museveni on Thursday evening explained that with his wise leadership, his government has attracted investors who have created over 2 million jobs in the country citing an …

  Nakasongola, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There has been a bitter exchange between Nakasongola District Police Commander and National Unity Platform Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi this morning as he is being chased from Migyera town council this morning. NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu slept in his car along the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with disabilities want presidential candidates to provide sign language interpreters during their campaigns. They argue that persons with hearing impairments find difficulties to participate in electoral processes, especially during campaigns and voting. Although all the 11 presidential candidates use the services of the different …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Uganda Media council have asked media houses to broadcast President Museveni’s weekly national address in the midst of campaigns. Presidential press secretary Don Wanyama recently announced that all media houses will be required to broadcast President Museveni’s address to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has called on presidential candidates to report all cases where security agencies or Resident District Commissioners [RDCs] unjustly interfere in their legitimate campaign programs. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Paul Bukenya, the spokesperson of the Electoral Commission said that they can’t do …