Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apac district authorities have raised concern over the decision by the Electoral Commission to conduct elections in newly created town councils and sub counties. Government recently created 364 sub-counties, 352 town councils and 10 cities country wide with the aim of taking services closer to …
Read More »75 arrested in Soroti over protests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 75 people have been arrested in Soroti district for allegedly protesting the election of the new Soroti County MP, Patrick Aeku. On Friday, Joseph Mukwaya, the Soroti district returning officer declared Aeku winner for Soroti County MP seat after polling 6,048 votes. Aeku defeated an …
Read More »Sports betting companies counting losses from internet shutdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunications service centers, internet cafes and sports betting shops are among the businesses that were directly affected by the internet shutdown during the presidential and parliamentary elections last week. Betting and gambling companies are largely dependent on foreign sports like football leagues in Europe which …
Read More »Prosecute Minister Kibuule for using SFC to announce false results – Bakaluba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Mukono North Member of Parliament, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa has put to task the government to have the State Minister for Water, Ronald Kibuule investigated and prosecuted for using the Special Forces Command (SFC) officers to tarnish the image of the SFC as …
Read More »Wild fire kills one and razes 100 homes in Moroto
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has destroyed a total of 100 homesteads in Nakapelimen villages of Nadunget town council in Moroto district. The fire which broke out on Sunday afternoon burnt to death a four year old child inside the house and left over 300 people homeless. Mr. Andrew …
Read More »Obscene bribery at workers elections 2021
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Read More »Presidential candidate Willy Mayambala blames low voter turnout on EC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Candidate, Willy Mayambala has blamed the Electoral Commission-EC for the low voter turn-out in Thursday’s election. Only 10,359,479 voters participated in the polls, out of the 18,103,603 voters registered voters across the country. The figures indicate that the Thursday poll had a voter …
Read More »DP pleased with performance in parliamentary elections
➡ NRM 316 MPs ➡ Independents 73 ➡ NUP 61 ➡ FDC 28 ➡ UPC 10 ➡ DP 9 ➡ PPP 1 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party has said that the nine elected Members of Parliament is a sign of triumph given the circumstances that the party …
Read More »Parliamentary election losers in Karamoja call for calm
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two of the incumbent members of parliament in Karamoja who lost their re-election bid have called upon their voters calm down. They are Fred Angela, the Moroto Municipality Member of Parliament and his Bokora counterpart, Terence Achia Sodium. Angela lost to his rival Francis Adome while …
Read More »Seven incumbent MPs defeated in Kigezi region
Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Incumbent Members of Parliament lost their seats in polls held on Thursday. They include Andrew Aja Baryayanga, the incumbent Kabale Municipality MP who was defeated by Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate Dr Thaddeus Nicholas Kamara According to results released by the District …
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