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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has ordered the Uganda People’s Congress-UPC to elect a new party president. On Monday, justices Elizabeth Musoke, Christopher Madrama and Irene Mulyagonja ruled that the current UPC Party President Jimmy Akena had illegally been elected into office during the 2015 …
Read More »Losing Chua East NRM flag was a surprise -Oryem
Kitguma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem has said his loss in the just-concluded National Resistance Movement Party-NRM primary elections came as a surprise. Oryem who first held the Chua County NRM flag in 2001 before shifting to Chua East County from 2011 to …
Read More »Scientist stranded with innovation despite presidential nod
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The directive by President Yoweri Museveni to several institutions to guide bio-technologist Robert Mijumbi refine his idea of a COVID-19 cure has only created him anxiety and unnecessary suspense, the young scientist told Uganda Radio Network in an interview. Mijumbi who was arrested in April …
Read More »MPs task CEC to address voting procedure in NRM Primaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Resistance Movement- NRM party legislators has asked the Central Executive Committee (CEC) to review a decision allowing members not in the party register to vote in the primaries. Last week, President Yoweri Museveni directed that all NRM members should be allowed …
Read More »NRM violence likely to spill into 2021 general election- FDC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is fear that the violence witnessed in the just concluded primary elections by the ruling National Resistance Movement -NRM party will spill into the forthcoming general election. The primaries which were held on Friday, across the country, were characterised by violent confrontations …
Read More »Violence in NRM primaries sets bad precedent-Opposition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament in the opposition have expressed concern about the violence witnessed in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries. On Friday, NRM conducted its parliamentary primary election in which party members chose flag bearers for different constituencies ahead of the 2021 general …
Read More »Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana remanded
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Labor Mwesigwa Rukutana has been remanded to Kyamugorani Prison in Mbarara district. Rukutana appeared before Ntungamo Grade one Magistrate Nazifah Namayanja this afternoon from where he was charged with seven offences related to attempted murder, assault, malicious damage, and threatening violence. Rukutana …
Read More »Mbale MP aspirant Umar Nangoli granted bail
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umar Nangoli, an Aspirant for the Mbale City Northern Division on the National Resistance Movement- NRM party ticket has been released on bail. Nangoli was arrested after attacking polling officials whom he accused of declaring the wrong candidate as the winner of the party primaries …
Read More »FDC ‘sweet talks’ aspirants to avoid parimaries in Acholi
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change – FDC party has started engaging individuals intending to contest for various political positions in Acholi sub-region ahead of the 2021 general elections. The move, spearheaded by Reagan Okumu, the Aswa County MP and FDC National Vice President, targets aspirants …
Read More »Museveni gives ultimatum to IGP Ochola
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has given Inspector General of Police Okoth Ochola a chilling ultimatum: You either do your work or I will do it myself! Museveni disclosed the ultimatum he gave to the IGP himself this Monday at The president was speaking today at the NRM …
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