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Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There was drama at Lira Golf Course on Sunday evening when the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng asked president, Yoweri Museveni to take away the Lira Resident District Commissioner, Milton Odongo.    Museveni was meeting NRM youth delegates from Lango sub-region following their botched …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has rejected a proposal by the NRM youths to form independent campaign structures ahead of the 2021 elections.  While meeting over 300 NRM youth leaders from West Nile in Muni University campus on Sunday, Museveni said the youth leaders should work …

Lwengo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The supporters of Justice Forum-JEEMA and National Unity Platform-NUP Parliamentary candidates have brushed off attempts by the police to frustrate their Manifesto launch.  The JEEMA and NUP members gathered ion Sunday evening at Mbiriizi Town Council playground to launch their manifesto prompting police to fire …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Mbale and Sironko spent the better part of Sunday in running battles with supporters of National Unity Presidential candidate, Robert Ssentuma Kyagulanyi alias Bobi wine. Kyagulangyi, who is campaigning in Bugisu region was in Sironko and Mbale districts, but failed to address his …

Rukungiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  National Resistance Movement-NRM party supporters and leaders in Rukungiri district clashed on Sunday during the launch of a pressure group dubbed Team 1 (YKM) Sevolution.        The pressure group that is led by Moses Karangwa, the Kayunga District NRM Chairperson, Mbarara NRM Women …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia police are holding one of their own for shooting to death the bodyguard of Geoffrey Macho, the incumbent Busia Municipality Member of parliament. The suspect has only been identified as Corporal Chelangat, the in charge of the Police Flying Squad Unit at Busia central …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party supporters in Lamwo and Kitgum districts have asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to consider fulfilling his past pledges to the sub region. This is part of the demands in the memorandum endorsed by NRM chairpersons from various districts in the region …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidates in Busoga sub-region want the party secretariat to facilitate them to counter their opposition rivals who they accuse of funding a smear campaign against them. The NRM candidates say they risk losing their seat due to lack of campaign funds. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Margaret Rwaheru Akiiki and her fellow complainants will have to wait a little longer to know whether they are entitled to the billions of shillings in refund by Uganda Revenue Authority-URA arising from a court ruling last week. According to the URA, it’s not yet …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights activists have cautioned members of security forces to desist from making statements that undermine the ongoing electoral process. In an interview with URN at his offices in Nsambya, renowned human rights defender, Dr. Livingston Ssewanyana said statements such as “we can’t hand over …