NEWS

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Kintu Kisekulo, an independent candidate has emerged winner of the Kyotera Local Council election.  Kisekulo scored 30,684 votes to defeat the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate Charles Lubega Zziridamu who had 16, 880 votes and the National Unity Platform candidate Muhammad Muwonge (NUP) who scored …

Rakai, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Two people were picked up during the local council polls in Rakai district with more than 300 pre-ticked ballot papers. The suspects were spotted by voters who tipped polling agents and polling assistant at Lugalama Catholic polling station in Lwamagwa town council.       They …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s home and release him and his wife Barbara Itungo Amnesty International said as the post-election blockade entered its 7th day.      Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters in the Makerere Councilor’s race exchanged blows on Thursday morning after a disagreement on results from polls held yesterday.  Trouble started at 3 a.m. when the results of Nkrumah Hall polling station in Makerere …

Rukiga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Vote Tallying came to a standstill last night at Rukiga district Tally Centre when a police officer shot two of his colleagues. The incident occurred at around 11:15 p.m.  The exercise held at Rwamucucu sub-county council hall in Rushebeya was peaceful until the female police …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Brian Kaboyo, the NRM Flag bearer has won the Hoima City Mayoral Elections. Kaboyo polled 12,451 to beat the Incumbent Mayor Grace Mary Mugasa who contested as an Independent candidate and three other candidates. Mugasa had 12, 298 votes. The other candidates in the race …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Kyalisiima, a reporter attached to the Masindi based Radio Kitara is in trouble for reporting live the district council elections. Kyalisiima was picked up while broadcasting an incident where the agents of Cosmas Byaruhanga, one of the candidates for the Masindi LC V chairperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations in Wakiso district on Wednesday reported missing ballot papers from the booklets. According to Electoral Commission, each ballot booklet must have a total of 50 papers. However, at some polling stations visited by our reporter, some booklets had 30 to 40 papers …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people are nursing wounds at Kanungu health centre IV after being shot in local government elections in two separate incidents. They are Andrew Musingizi, the polling agent of Independent Kanungu LC V chairperson candidate, Sam Kajojo and Moses Kabirinda. Musingizi was shot in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono district councillor candidates have blamed today’s low voter turnout on on the declared results of last week’s presidential polls. Last Saturday, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission-EC Simon Byabakama declared president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the president of Uganda which disappointed most people …