Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the presidential candidates are crying out to the Electoral Commission to meet the feeding expense of their security detail. Independent presidential candidate John Katumba was the first to raise this concern. He asked EC to use part of the Shillings 20 million paid …
Read More »Joseph Kabuleta promises affirmative action for Northern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has promised to implement an affirmative action to speed up the economic recovery of Northern Uganda after suffering the effects of the two-decade armed rebellion. Speaking in Gulu city, Kabuleta explained that while the rest of Uganda was largely peaceful and …
Read More »Joseph Kabuleta dully nominated to contest for presidency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabuleta has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 elections. Joseph Kabuleta has vowed to use God’s power to bring political and economic change in this country following their successful nomination. Kabuleta blamed Ugandans who …
Read More »Forming an alliance will not defeat Museveni – Kabuleta
FORT PORTAL, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential aspirant Joseph Kabuleta has said that forming an alliance and fielding a single candidate against President Yoweri Museveni is the worst strategy for the opposition. While addressing a press conference at Nyaika Hotel in Fort Portal Tourism City on Friday, Kabuleta argued …
Read More »Court dismisses applications seeking virtual campaign ban
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The two consolidated applications seeking to quash a ban on open-air campaigns have been thrown out by the High Court in Kampala. The applications filed separately by Dr Emmanuel Diini and presidential aspirant Joseph Kabuleta, came after the Electoral Commission announced that persons campaigning …
Read More »EC asks court to dismiss Kabuleta’s application challenging virtual campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. Last month, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns as opposed to …
Read More »2021 POLLS: Kabuleta joins race, vows to unseat Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | Prossy Nansubuga | Joseph Kabuleta has sworn to beat Museveni in the 2021 elections and become the next president of Uganda. The former sports reporter and bible teacher while addressing the press this morning said that he is running for the office of President not as an opposer …
Read More »Electoral Commission dragged to court over digital elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has been dragged to court for banning open-air campaigns in the run-up to the 2021 general elections. Ugandans will go to the polls between January and February 2021, to elect a President, Members of Parliament and Local council leaders. But instead …
Read More »Kabuleta followers storm SIU to demand his release
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of journalist and pastor of Watchman Ministries Joseph Kabuleta stormed the Special Investigations Division (SIU) headquarters in Kireka this morning demanding his release. Kabuleta was picked up by plain cloth detectives ahead of his Friday evening fellowship last week at UMA show grounds …
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