Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has declared that his campaign is now being run guerrilla style. Kyagulanyi who drove for over 30km from Mubende town on a bad road to Kasambya where he addressed his supporters for only five minutes and continued …
Read More »UPDF conducting own investigations into November riot killings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to understand who shot and killed 54 people during the sporadic protests that followed the arrest of presidential candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, Uganda People Defence Forces –UPDF is also conducting own investigations. Protests which in some areas turned into …
Read More »Museveni warns retired generals against destabilizing Uganda
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni was warned his former army comrades now in the presidential race not to risk and try to destabilize the county because they would regret their actions. The two, Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential flag bearer Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu and independent Lt …
Read More »Bukedi residents seek alternatives as gov’t ejects them from wetlands
Bukedi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents within the districts of Kibuku, Butebo, Pallisa and Butaleja have asked the government to find better alternatives for rice growers before pushing them out of the wetlands, which have been their main source of livelihood over the years. They argue that they do not …
Read More »Tumukunde vows to end Museveni rule
Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, General Henry Tumukunde has vowed to bring an end to the 35-year rule of President Yoweri Museveni. Tumukunde has told voters in Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa district that he is going to ensure that Museveni doesn’t extend his term office for …
Read More »Kyagulanyi laughs off Muhoozi’s appointment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has reacted dismissively to the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint his son, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the head of Special Forces (SFC)Command. He says this is because Museveni is aware …
Read More »Court extends bail for UCAA director accused of defacing Museveni posters
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court has extended bail for Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA who is charged for defacing President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters. It is alleged that on November 10, 2020, Mbagaya sanctioned the removal …
Read More »Retired chief justice Odoki shares agony of handling presidential election petitions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki has shared his agony of handling two presidential election petitions and the key issues that should be taken into account should such petitions come up in the future. He shared his experience at a four day’s symposium in Kampala with …
Read More »Museveni is intolerant and disrespectful- Muntu
Bukedi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Gen Gregg Mugisha Muntu has described President Yoweri Museveni as an intolerant, undemocratic and disrespectful leader. Muntu who was campaigning in the Bukedi sub region covering the districts of Kibuku, Pallisa and Butebo on Tuesday told voters that such traits led to his …
Read More »Tooro residents want Museveni to talk about unfulfilled pledges
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement- NRM party supporters in Tooro Sub-region want President Museveni, to speak out on several unfulfilled pledges that he has made over the years. Museveni is scheduled to hold campaign meetings in Fort Portal Tourism City on Wednesday, where he is …
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