“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 …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Can Bobi Wine beat Museveni in Buganda?
📌 #Uganda 🇺🇬 #Election #UGdecides2021 5⃣ ✳ Jan 12,2021 ➡ Councillors PWDs 6⃣ ✳ Jan 12,2021 ➡ Councillors Youth 7⃣ ✳ Jan 14,2021 ➡ Elections of President and MPs Analysis | CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA, BAKER BATTE & BLANSHE MUSINGUZI – URN | Although the Buganda voting block is widely considered a prize of the …
Read More »BREAKING: Facebook now inaccessible to many in 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 …
Read More »TEACHERS: If you cannot pay us well, give us a decent burial
Teachers promise to work harder if their families are assured of a coffin for each of them Serere, Uganda | STEPHEN ELIGU | After living in poverty for years as they serve the nation, the teachers in Serere District have asked to at least be spared from starting the journey into …
Read More »Thousands of dead fish washed up on shores of Lake Victoria
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of dead fish are floating on Lake Victoria. Although the cause is not yet established, with many fearing poisoning or pollution, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fishery (MAAIF) together with the environmental authority in Uganda have raised the possibility that the cause …
Read More »VOTER EDUCATION: EC register has 18.1 million
📌 Total number of voters Uganda elections 2021 ✅ Number of Voters: 18,103,603 ✅ Number of Polling Stations:34,684 📌 Districts with highest populations ➡ Kampala 1,280,409 ➡ Wakiso 1,154,857 ➡ Kasese 384,058 ➡ Mukono 355,275 ➡ Ntungamo 268,541 ➡ Tororo 268,434 ➡ Luwero 257,115 ➡ Kamuli 236,917 ➡ Buikwe 235,640 ➡ Isingiro 233,099 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are 18,103,603 …
Read More »WHO struggling to secure vaccines for ‘needy’ countries
Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned there could be delays to delivering vaccines to ‘needy’ countries like Uganda, if developed countries do not stop hoarding supplies. The world health body appealed to countries that have contracted more vaccines than they will need, and …
Read More »You will regret why your mother produced you – IGP to rioters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security chiefs have warned people planning to riot or protest during or after next Thursday’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections that they will taste the full wrath of their forces. Led by Minister of Defence Adolf Mwesige, Internal Affairs Minister Gen Jeje Odongo, IGP Martin Ochola, …
Read More »RUZINDANA: Uganda needs new crop of leaders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Former Inspector General of Government Augustine Ruzindana has described this year’s election as unprecedented, with the role of the electoral commission muted and security agencies and candidates dominating the exercise. Appearing on NTV Uganda’s On The Spot Show Thursday night, Ruzindana was particularly critical …
Read More »MUSEVENI: No one will destabilize Uganda
Ugandans should go and vote in peace and decide your leaders because it is your constitutional right – Museveni Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today said that no one will destabilize Uganda after the January 14 elections. Speaking in Mityana district where he had gone …
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