Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC Central Government, Medard Lubega Sseggona has pledged to lead a team that will work within ‘the four corners’ of ethical conduct and values. Sseggona was speaking shortly after receiving a hand over report from Budadiri West MP …
Read More »Concerned citizen petitions law council over conduct of Kyagulanyi’s lawyers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A concerned citizen, Job Richard Matua has petitioned the Law Council of Uganda demanding the suspension of seven lawyers representing former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi in the presidential election petition for alleged professional misconduct. The lawyers are Anthony Wameli, Medard Lubega Sseggona, Shamim Malende, Erias …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Are Kyagulanyi’s lawyers to blame for aborting his electoral petition?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers who are representing Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert in the presidential petition currently at the Supreme Court have rejected any blame for the decision to withdraw the case. Kyagulanyi on February 1, filed a petition in the supreme court challenging the victory of Yoweri Kaguta …
Read More »Kyagulanyi orders lawyers to withdraw presidential election petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, the former presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform-NUP has ordered his lawyers to withdraw a petition that he had filed in the Supreme Court challenging the outcome of the January 14, 2021, presidential election. The election was won by the National …
Read More »11 candidates nominated for Kyadondo East MP seat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 11 candidates have been nominated to contest for the Kyadondo East parliamentary seat to replace Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine. Kyagulanyi has been MP for the area since 2017 after winning by a landslide by-election in 2017. He has declared his intentions to …
Read More »Busiro East candidate arrested for defying orders on processions
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested Busiro East Parliamentary candidate Emmanuel Matovu Magoola for defying orders on processions and convoys. Matovu, who narrowly lost to Medard Lubega Sseggona in the 2016 elections, had come for nomination with hundreds of people and cars contrary to the guidelines issued …
Read More »Rivals say Sseggona is a good MP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opponents of the incumbent Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona, say he is a good debater who enjoys national wide support but fault him on being out of touch with the concerns of the local people. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, four …
Read More »41 parliamentary candidates nominated in Wakiso district
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 41 parliamentary candidates have been nominated today at Wakiso district headquarters. According to Tolbert Musinguzi, the Wakiso district Electoral Commission Returning officer, all but one came from four constituencies and the district woman representative. The four constituencies are Kira municipality, Kyadondo East, …
Read More »MPs oppose gov’t move to charge for COVID-19 tests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament has disagreed with a move by the government to start charging for COVOD-19 tests effective today, September 1. The Ministry of Health indicated last week that truck drivers, people in need of knowing their COVID-19 status, government and public …
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