Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A lawyer in Mbarara, James Owebeyi has petitioned the Mbarara High Court demanding a judicial review against the extension of the term of office for the village chairpersons. The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi recently extended the term of office for LCI and …
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lc election Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the extension, on the floor of the House …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved a proposal to extend the term of office of the Local Council one and two by six months. Their term of office expired on 10th July 2023 but the government said that they did not have the means to conduct elections. …
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Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several Local Council One-LC 1 chairpersons in Kotido district have abandoned their work citing threats to their lives. Kotido Resident District Commissioner, Ambrose Onoria disclosed this on Saturday during the destruction of 378 illegal firearms recovered from warriors. According to Onoria, the LC I …
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COMMENT | OSCORD MARK OTILE | The launch of Parish Development Model (PDM) has set in motion series of activities aimed at increasing household incomes, improving quality of lives and propelling the proportion of Ugandan households still trapped in the subsistence economy into the money economy. Similar interventions such as …
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COMMENT | Samson Tinka | In early August, Minister of State, Office of the President for Economic Monitoring Peter Ogwang started touring districts to check on government projects. What he came across was shocking, and was characterized by gross misuse of government funds, signs and symptoms of fraud, corruption and shoddy work. …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district leaders have arrested more than seven errant Village Health Team-VHTs members and Local Council I chairpersons for not having latrines, hand washing and other sanitary facilities in their homes. The two-day exercise which kicked off on Wednesday by the district Social Services Committee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM political party has called upon its members at local councils to first consider consensus while choosing the party’s executive members before opting for elections. In a letter seen by URN written to all NRM district election officers, the party …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over a dozen Nansana Division officials in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district spent Friday night in police cells for violating the nighttime curfew. Key among the suspects are Joseph Matovu, the Nansana Division LC III chairperson, Nasif Najja, the Division Speaker, Division …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The commander of the joint Covid-19 task force, Maj Gen Robert Rusoke has ordered police to confiscate travel clearance letters from Local Council chairpersons. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga confirmed that Gen Rusoke has expressed concern about powers reportedly being abused by Local Council chairpersons. Police …
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