NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters in the Makerere Councilor’s race exchanged blows on Thursday morning after a disagreement on results from polls held yesterday.  Trouble started at 3 a.m. when the results of Nkrumah Hall polling station in Makerere …

Rukiga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Vote Tallying came to a standstill last night at Rukiga district Tally Centre when a police officer shot two of his colleagues. The incident occurred at around 11:15 p.m.  The exercise held at Rwamucucu sub-county council hall in Rushebeya was peaceful until the female police …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Brian Kaboyo, the NRM Flag bearer has won the Hoima City Mayoral Elections. Kaboyo polled 12,451 to beat the Incumbent Mayor Grace Mary Mugasa who contested as an Independent candidate and three other candidates. Mugasa had 12, 298 votes. The other candidates in the race …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Kyalisiima, a reporter attached to the Masindi based Radio Kitara is in trouble for reporting live the district council elections. Kyalisiima was picked up while broadcasting an incident where the agents of Cosmas Byaruhanga, one of the candidates for the Masindi LC V chairperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations in Wakiso district on Wednesday reported missing ballot papers from the booklets. According to Electoral Commission, each ballot booklet must have a total of 50 papers. However, at some polling stations visited by our reporter, some booklets had 30 to 40 papers …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people are nursing wounds at Kanungu health centre IV after being shot in local government elections in two separate incidents. They are Andrew Musingizi, the polling agent of Independent Kanungu LC V chairperson candidate, Sam Kajojo and Moses Kabirinda. Musingizi was shot in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono district councillor candidates have blamed today’s low voter turnout on on the declared results of last week’s presidential polls. Last Saturday, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission-EC Simon Byabakama declared president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the president of Uganda which disappointed most people …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero Grade One Magistrate has remanded 18 supporters of National Unity Platform for alleged involvement in protests. They include among others Godfrey Kavuma, Richard Ssebakijje, Jimmy Ssemanda, Livingstone Ssegujja and Godfrey Bukenya, all residents of Luwero town council. They were arrested on 16th January …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiwoko town council in Nakaseke district has arrested a polling assistant and a voter for alleged ballot stuffing. The suspects have been identified as David Isiko Wasswa and Catherine Nanteza, a voter at Maranatha primary school polling station in Kiwoko town. They were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Biometric Voter Verification Kits-BVVK machines have contributed to the slow pace of voting at the different polling stations within Jinja city. Most of the BVVK machines experienced network breakdown and voters would spend close to seven minutes verifying their details before being cross-checked in …