Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono North County National Unity Platform-NUP parliamentary candidate, Abdullah Kiwanuka has suspended his campaigns citing increased brutalization of his supporters. According to Kiwanuka, at least 15 of his supporters have been assaulted and severely injured since November this year. Five on his supporters …
Read More »Nakulabye parish NRM presiding officer arrested vote rigging
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Presiding Officer at Suzzana Zone one, Nakulabye Parish has been arrested by police on the orders of the party chairman for Rubaga district Abdallah Kitatta. The Officer identified as Isaac Ahebwa was accused of masterminding chaos that led to violent scenes earlier in …
Read More »Lubaga division NRM returning officer survives mob
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Had it not been the swift police intervention, Robert Kato, the National Resistance Movement [NRM] Returning Officer in Lubaga Division would be either nursing serious bodily injuries or long gone. Kato survived lynching by irate NRM supporters who accused him of involving himself in electoral fraud. …
Read More »Minister Beti Kamya wins Lubaga North NRM elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Lands Beti Namisango Kamya has been declared the ruling National Resistance Movement-party candidate in Lubaga North after winning party primaries held today. Kamya defeated her close rival Brian Tindyebwa. Kamya a recent recruit in the NRM got 6,839 votes representing 90 …
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