Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at the Gulu main market have banned any political campaign in and outside the market premises. It’s usually a practice by politicians to go and hold their campaign rallies in front of the main market. Last month several people were injured and items stolen …
Read More »FDC still hopes for victory in Kasese even without “loved” Besigyes
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “An earthworm eats itself, and in Kasese, NRM eats itself,” says Gadi Mbahayi, the former Kasese District Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Registrar. He is also the immediate former Prime Minister of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu, which has been viewed as vital in swaying voters towards …
Read More »Covid19: Ministry weighs options of achieving learning outcomes, promotion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry is discussing possible alternatives of ensuring that learners achieve the desired learning outcomes pending the government’s decision in January next year on whether or not to reopen studies for non-candidate classes. The learners were in the middle of the first …
Read More »Kyagulanyi lectures EC’s Byabakama over campaign guidelines breaches
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The National Unity Platform Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu has responded in writing to the electoral commission denying accusations of flouting COVID-19 campaign guidelines. The EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama wrote to Kyagulanyi on the 10th of December 2020 summoning him to the …
Read More »Gulu main market vendors worried over ignored COVID-19 SOPs observation
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors at the Gulu main market are concerned by the relaxed observation of the standard operating procedures for curbing the spread of COVID-19 disease. When our reporter visited the market, there were no temperature guns at the three entrances to the market, very few people …
Read More »Entebbe voters pressurise NRM’s Shyaka to fulfill ambulance pledge
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Municipality National Resistance Movement-NRM parliamentary candidate, Stephen Shyaka Gashaija is under pressure from voters to fulfil his pledge to buy an ambulance for the municipality. The voters led by Hassan Kikomeko, Entebbe Branch NRM Youth chairperson have taken to social media platforms …
Read More »Opposition, independent candidates’ posters replaced with Museveni’s in Rukungiri
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many campaign posters of opposition and independent candidates in Rukungiri Municipality have been defaced and replaced with those of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s campaigns there today. Museveni is scheduled to hold a scientific campaign rally at Rukungiri municipal …
Read More »Government distributes 23,655 cattle to Karimojong over 6 years
Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government through the office of the Prime minister has distributed 23,655, livestock to families in Karamoja under community empowerment program since its inception in 2014. Mr. Francis Okori the commissioner for Karamoja development said the animals were distributed since the program was rolled out by the first lady …
Read More »Rukungiri gears up for Museveni campaign visit
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of National Resistance Movement-NRM party supporters have poured in the streets of Rukungiri town ahead of presidential candidate, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s campaign meeting. The NRM supporters are riding around on motorcycles fully dressed in the yellow party t-shirts and carrying flags. The former …
Read More »UPDF probes extreme extortion on lake Albert.
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF has commenced investigations into extreme extortion of Ugandan fishermen by members security forces on Lake Albert. Since March this year when government suspended fishing on lake Albert as a means of combating the spread of COVID-19, fishermen operating on lake …
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