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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has amended a petition challenging the outcome of the just-concluded presidential race which was filed in the Supreme Court by his team. The results released by the Electoral Commission gave Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, a candidate of the National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned Ugandans against engaging in violence, as discontent continues over the country’s electoral process. There has been agitation in Uganda and elsewhere about the outcome of the election which gave Museveni, a candidate for the National Resistance Movement-NRM, a win over …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Watch, an international advocacy group has raised a red flag on Uganda’s electoral processes, stating that weeks leading up to polling day were characterized by widespread violence and abuses. The agency cited wanton killings by security forces, arrests and beatings of opposition supporters …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Jackson Kayanja, the commander of the 409 Brigade, has urged the people of West Nile to remain peaceful and avoid the temptation of violence during the general elections. Leading a team of UPDF, Prison and Police officers and ‘Wanainchi’ in a clean-up exercise of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda has called for concerted efforts to fight against election violence as the country goes to the polls, in less than a week. The caution comes at the backdrop of cases of violence, which have also resulted in the loss of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians vying for various elective positions have been asked to accept defeat to ensure a peaceful post-election period. Rev Canon Awodi, the Diocesan Secretary for Kampala Diocese challenged the leaders and contenders to remember that the progress and stability of the country is in their …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Sheik Ahmed Hamid Wandega, the Eastern Regional Kadhi has cautioned Muslims from participating in any form of violence during the election period.    Sheik Wandega who was speaking during the Friday sermon at Islamic University in Uganda Mosque in Mbale City told Muslims, that they …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Soroti Diocese, Rt. Rev. Kosea Odongo has condemned the use of tear gas to disperse opposition supporters. While delivering his New Year message at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Bishop Odongo said that it is a shame to live in a country which prioritizes …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of the Diocese of Northern Uganda Johnson Gakumba has warned politicians to cease from inciting youth into acts of violence during the forthcoming general elections. Preaching to Christians at Christ Church Parish in Gulu City on Friday, Gakumba said that elections are not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Luweero Diocese Eridard Nsubuga has appealed to youths to restrain themselves from acts of violence in the coming general elections. Today, Christians from Luweero Diocese attended services in churches in which they thanked God for the year 2020 and prayed for blessings …