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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Operations Uganda Police AIGP Edward Ochom has said that day one nomination for presidential candidates has been a large success due to proper security planning. Three candidates, National Resistance Movement (NRM) President Museveni, General Henry Tumukunde and Alliance for National Transformation’s General …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka High Court has sentenced a man to 35 years jail term for killing his wife. Bennon Bangirana has been convicted for murder by High court judge Justice Victoria Nakintu Katamba. Court heard that Bangirana on 22/9/14 at Bwezitiire village in Lwamagwa sub county …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Judge Dr Flavian Zeija has stayed the implementation of Commercial Court orders directing Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya to refund 120 billion shillings and to return properties to businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The Principal Judge on Monday issued …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zaituni Yahaya Babikola, the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate for the Sembabule Woman parliamentary race has withdrawn from next year’s general elections. Babikola who is also the NUP Sembabule district coordinator communicated her withdraw from the race in a letter to the party secretary-general, David …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has dismissed female independent candidate Nancy Kalemba over failure to present proof of payment of 20M nomination fees. Kalembe, who presented her nomination papers to the Electoral Commission on Monday afternoon was asked to go and clear and return for nomination …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three minors from the same family in Mbale city have been found dead in their house. The minor’s lifeless bodies were retrieved from their house in Napoli lower village in Nauyo town council on Monday morning. One of the minors was rushed to Mbale regional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ANT party president Mugisha Muntu has been dully cleared by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 general elections. “Everything appears to be in order and…for that matter, I Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi being the returning officer, declares that Mugisha Muntu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy deployment along Gayaza road, Kasangati and Magere village which is home of the NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi has caused concern among some residents. The deployment by military, police and plain clothes security personnel is noticeably heavy. Some residents are describing the plain-clothed security personnel …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has declined to nominate presidential aspirant John Katumba for failure to pay the required nomination fee of 20 million Shillings. According to the Presidential Elections Act, as amended in 2015, an aspirant can only be nominated after showing proof of payment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Henry Tumukunde has been dully cleared by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 general elections. A slight anomaly had been found in Gen Tumukunde’s papers by the Electoral Commission chairman Justice Simon Byabakama and tasked him to take oath to rectify …