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Why the cooperation agreement between NRM and DP should form the example in the evolution of our democracy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The cooperation agreement between NRM and DP is an important political innovation in our country’s politics. Uganda needs this kind of cooperation between competing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP President Norbert Mao, has asked the aggrieved party loyalists to embrace the cooperation agreement he signed with President Yoweri Museveni on behalf of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM government. On Wednesday, July 20th 2022, Mao signed the pact giving leeway to President …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three National Unity Platform (NUP) and Forum for Democratic (FDC) coordinators have crossed to the National Resistance Movement (NRM). The coordinators announced their defection in the presence of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at Moruapesur Primary school during his campaign for the NRM candidate Herbert Edmond …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana has fixed  August 1st 2022 to deliver his decision in the case where 23 members of the National Resistance Movement want the court to declare the decision by their party to exclude them from the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vice President Jessica Alupo has added her weight to the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate, Herbert Edmund Ariko for the Soroti East parliamentary by-elections. Alupo who was accompanied by seven ministers and several Members of Parliament from Teso and Karamoja sub-regions campaigned in Otatai, Acetgwen, …

Their pact shifts national politics in ways unseen Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “A year ago I was offered a position in the government but I took time off to consult,” Nobert Mao said while appearing on the NBS TV political talk show Frontline the day he was appointed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appointment of Democratic Party President General Norbert Mao to serve as a minister in the government has stirred a wave of mixed reactions among leaders in the Acholi sub-region. Mao was appointed on Thursday by President Museveni as the Minister for Justice and Constitutional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni, Mao deal and politics of 2026: Their pact shifts national politics in ways unseen THE LAST WORD Uganda’s fictitious disagreements: How our political elites waste so much time indulging in misguided debates …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbert Edmund Ariko, the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate in the Soroti East by-election on Thursday held door-to-door campaigns to lure potential voters. Ariko reached out to voters in their homes and business premises. He says that he wants to redeem the new city from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP on Thursday released an agreement which its President General Norbert Mao signed with the National Resistance Movement Chairman Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday. The agreement that has caused a lot of conversation both online and offline was signed when the two principals met at …