Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has tasked the Electoral Commission to organize a ‘visibly free and fair election’ so that the results can in turn be accepted by the general public. Charles Peter Mayiga, the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda made the demand during his address to journalists …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only two days to Uganda’s elections, President Yoweri Museveni has shaken up his list of Resident District Commissioners and Deputy Resident District Commissioners. Off the list is Jinja RDC Eric Sakwa who will be replaced by Rtd Major David Matovu. Also replaced are five  …

Why former EC boss Kiggundu warned new EC boss Byabakama COVER STORY  |  Ronald Musoke |To use or not to use mobile phone cameras at polling stations? That looks set to be one of the major points of confrontation when Ugandans vote in the general election on Jan.14. In his …

  Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT |  A senior Born Again leader has urged the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) not to shy from using force to ensure the elections are peaceful. Speaking to journalists during the Regional Stakeholder’s Dialogue on 2021 General Elections for Buganda Region held at Pope Paul …

“Black Yellow Red” Short Film about 2021 Uganda General Elections by George the Poet London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  British Ugandan artist George Mpanga (also known as George the Poet) will release his “Black Yellow Red” short film on all social media platforms in response to the 2021 Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A day after Facebook confirmed it had shut down several pro-Government accounts, access to the social media site could only be accessed by users on VPN. Social media Tuesday woke up to complaints by users in Uganda, who were unable to access the Facebook …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has joined 54 other organizations in a letter to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calling on him to ensure open and unrestricted internet access during and after the country’s presidential election. The letter notes that disruptions to internet access would …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Can EC boss Byabakama follow the law? Why former EC boss Kiggundu warned him WORLD NEWS Regime change in America: America’s past tells us the farce in Pennsylvania on Jan.05 and the tragedy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission has eased restrictions on use of cameras and other recording devices at polling stations on election day. Earlier this week, the chairman of the commission Justice Simon Byabakama had communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14, general election. Contentious …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three neighboring pastoralists communities, the Karimojong of Uganda, Turkana and the Pokot of Kenya have welcomed the move by the two governments of Kenya and Uganda to carry out a joint animal vaccination with the move to fight animal disease along the border corridors. …