Soroti , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly built Soroti Central Modern Market in Soroti City is yet to commence operations more than two months after it was commissioned by President, Yoweri Museveni. Museveni took time off his busy campaign schedule on November 22, 2020, to commission the Shillings 24 billion market funded by …
Read More »New budget could ‘fail’ Museveni’s campaign promises
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Julius Businge | For the first time in many years, Uganda’s national budget will increase by a paltry Shs164bn in FY2021/22, meaning government will not spend a lot on delivering services to the population. According to the Budget Framework Paper (BFP) for FY2021/22, the total …
Read More »Museveni scored 100% at 368 polling stations in three districts
Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni scored 100 percent at 348 polling stations in the Kiruhura, Kazo and Isingiro districts, according to analysis of presidential election data released by the Electoral Commission data yesterday. At these polling stations, he polled 138,063 votes. The president scored 100 percent at 143 …
Read More »How Western Uganda delivered victory to Museveni
Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni scored more than 70 percent in 51 districts, polling 2.69 million votes of the 3.21 million valid votes cast in these districts. This score represents about 44 percent of 6.04 million votes Museveni polled in the January 14th presidential, according to final presidential …
Read More »President declines to assent to landlord-tenant bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Landlord and Tenant Bill for reconsideration after one and a half years since it was passed by Parliament. The Bill that seeks to among other things regulates the relationship between landlords and tenants was passed by Parliament in June …
Read More »Presidential private secretary’s case of misrepresenting Museveni adjourned
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of the assistant private secretary to President Yoweri Museveni Carol Kembabazi who is accused of lying to Electoral Commission Human Resource staff has been adjourned. She is being accused of using her position to lie to the EC officers that Museveni had assigned her …
Read More »State withdraws case of defacing posters against CAA human resource boss
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case of defacing campaign posters that had been filed against Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, has been withdrawn. Mbagaya reportedly sanctioned the removal of President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters which were pinned at the …
Read More »Every MP to get Sh300 million to buy a car
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pleasant welcome awaits the freshly elected and re-elected members of Uganda’s parliament – all 520 of them. The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija is hunting for sh165bn to avail Parliament a budget for MPs motor vehicle allowances in the 11th Parliament. Divided by about 520 …
Read More »UPDATE: Why court ordered security off Bobi Wine’s property
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Security to vacate NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s home in Magare where he is restricted with his wife Barbara Itungo. The outgoing head of the Civil Division of High Court Justice Michael Elubu has ruled that the continued …
Read More »NRM candidates storm state house over delayed facilitation
📌 NRM’s Sh60 billion budget for their candidates’ campaigns ✳ SH40million each – MPs (353) ✳ SH50m Woman MPs (156) ✳ SH80m SIGs (4) ✳ SH80m Other SIGs (16) ✳ SH60m City Mayors (10) ✳ SH50m LC 5 (146) ✳ SH3m Refund NF (529) ***** ✳ SH1 million each – …
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