Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has fixed December 21st 2020 to pronounce itself on a petition filed by Godfrey Aine Sodo Kaguta against the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party for failure to hand him the ticket for the Mawogola North Parliamentary race in Sembabule District. Justice Musa Ssekaana …
Read More »Kabuleta fails to campaign in Kyotera, Rakai, Lwengo
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabuleta, one of the Independent Presidential Candidates, has not showed up in Kyotera, Rakai and Lwengo districts as expected. He was scheduled to canvass for votes in the three districts according to the presidential elections time table. Local reporters from different media houses …
Read More »Mao promises to enact law on compensation of Teso war victims
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party- DP presidential candidate, Norbert Mao has promised to enact an Act of parliament to enable the government to compensate Teso war victims. In a press conference held at Timisha Hotel in Soroti City on Monday, Mao said that although government through …
Read More »Angry mob kills 60-year old man in Mayuge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One suspect has been arrested by Police in connection with the killing of an elderly man, Edinand Magumba, resident of Butangala village, in Bukunja parish of Mayuge district, following his unsuccessful attempt to steal three hens at a neighbor’s home. According to police, Magumba broke into …
Read More »Joint radio debates save candidates from hefty digital campaign costs
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Live on air radio debates initiated by local radio stations in Kitgum district are helping various political candidates in Kitgum and Lamwo districts to cut the costs of hiring airtime. The three radio stations including Mighty Fire Fm, Tembo Fm and Peace FM, all in …
Read More »Armed thugs rob UGX 4.3M from money lender
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Armed thugs have raided the residency of a money lender in Kagadi district and robbed Shillings 4.3 million at gunpoint. The victim is James Kaija, a money lender in Insunga cell in Insunga Parish in Kagadi district. The incident occurred around 1 AM on Monday …
Read More »Mufti Mubaje lashes out at muslims for bad behavior during campaigns
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has decried the increasing acts of misbehaviour among some Muslims in the ongoing campaign period, saying it is a big threat to the Muslim community. According to Sheikh Mubaje, although Islam is kin on morals, some Muslim …
Read More »Lukwago returns home, calls for investment in health sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has returned to the country from Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi, Kenya where he had gone for treatment. Lukwago left the country on November 24th to seek further treatment at the hospital after he had been diagnosed with acute anaphylaxis, …
Read More »Presidential candidate Kabuleta wants curfew lifted ahead of festivities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential Candidate Joseph Kabuleta has called for the lifting of the curfew imposed in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic ahead of the festive season holiday. According to Kabuleta, curfew is at the center of impoverishing Ugandans as most businesses like restaurants, gyms, saloons and events …
Read More »City protest killings: Ballistic experts pick UPDF, police guns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to establish which soldiers and policemen killed people during last month’s protests in greater Kampala, ballistic experts have started picking guns from security officers for examination. Protests that followed the arrest of National Unity Platform –NUP presidential candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias …
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