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Kabale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party has lost the youth committee elections in Kabale District.  On Wednesday the electoral commission conducted elections for the municipality, city and division youth committees.  The National Resistance Movement- NRM party won all the nine positions that Youth Committee …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A crowd of close to 500 people has been blocked from accessing Mukono nomination centre. According to Mukono District Registrar Mark Muganzi Mayanja, the move is intended to decongest the centre and abide by the Ministry of Health guidelines for controlling the spread of coronavirus …

Sembabule, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement-NRM party recorded a very poor turn up in the election of its candidate for the Sembabule Woman MP race. It is said that many of the voters abandoned polling stations before voting.  The primary was organised alongside the residual elections in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala Woman member of Parliament Nabillah Naggayi Ssempala has vowed to unseat incumbent Kampala Lord mayor Erias Lukwago. Naggayi who is seeking to become the first female Kampala Lord mayor was this afternoon nominated at the Kampala district electoral commission offices in Ntinda amidst …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several Wetlands in Hoima City are under threat from the unregulated disposal of plastic waste.  The waste in the city is left uncollected and ends up in drainage channels and wetlands. In some places, the plastic waste is left to decompose on its own. The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Political parties have asked Parliament to compel the government to pay 10 billion Shillings support for political activities as many of them are currently struggling to operate. The funding, currently at 10 billion Shillings distributed to the Political parties under the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue …

Buliisa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The fate of more than 3,500 people affected by floods in Buliisa District is uncertain when schools resume in two weeks.  The victims were displaced in March as a result of the rising water levels of Lake Albert.  Some of the affected people are from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The electoral commission (EC) has accredited 46 civil society organizations (CSO’s) to conduct 2021 election sensitization in Uganda. Paul Bukenya, the EC Media and Public Relations manager says the 46 CSO’s include National NGO Forum, Africa Freedom of Information Centre, Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a heavy deployment of police personnel around the Electoral Commission offices in Ntinda ahead of the nomination of the Kampala Lord Mayoral candidates. A police patrol vehicle, filled with police officers is packed in front of the entrance blocking access of non-authorised personnel. …

Rukiga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | JULIUS BIRUNGI |  A powerful storm has destroyed part of Kyogo Primary School in Kamwezi Sub County, Rukiga district. According to Julius Ndyagyenda, the school headteacher, the damage occurred on Tuesday evening during a heavy downpour. Ndyagyenda says that the downpour which was accompanied with …