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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Two Forum for Democratic Change members fighting for the party’s flag for Rubaga South Parliamentary race will know their fate on Friday morning. This was after the two aspirants Habib Buwembo and Grace Nakanwagi appeared in High Court Civil Division to argue the case …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Latif Sebaggala and National Unity Platform -NUP party flag bearer Muhammad Segirinya were on Thursday nominated to contest for the Kawempe North Parliamentary seat. Sebaggala was escorted from his office in Kyebando to the Electoral Commission Offices in Ntinda by hundreds of supporters, despite …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Two  officials from Uganda National Bureau of Standards  have been remanded over soliciting a bribe of three million shillings from Mukamanayamba Factory, a manufacturer of Mukamanayamba energy drink. The two, Shaka Vitalis an Inspector and  Norman Mwamula Methwellah , a Surveiilance  Officer, all employed …

Stanbic donates computers worth Sh100 Million to support Makerere University rebuild Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Stanbic Bank has donated computers worth sh100 million to help Makerere University reequip its administration centre after a recent fire destroyed a substantial part of the famous Main building. Commonly referred to as …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   At least 41 parliamentary candidates have been nominated today at Wakiso district headquarters. According to Tolbert Musinguzi, the Wakiso district Electoral Commission Returning officer, all but one came from four constituencies and the district woman representative. The four constituencies are Kira municipality, Kyadondo East, …

Tororo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   More than 80 schools in Tororo District have not reopened after failing to meet the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs.  Tororo District Inspector of Schools Francis Tabu says that after carrying out inspections 225 primary schools, 36 secondary schools, 5 technical institutes and 1 …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Electoral Commission has nominated Bosmic Joyce Otim to contest for the Chua West Constituency seat amidst controversies surrounding his academic qualifications. Otim was nominated on Thursday by the Kitgum district Returning Officer Benjamin Ewal. This comes at the backdrop of a pending court …

Nakaseke, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Electoral Commission-EC has declined to nominate Sulaiman Jakana Nadduli as a candidate for the Nakaseke Central Parliamentary Seat citing a mismatch in the names on his academic documents and National Identity card. Jakana turned up at the Nakaseke district Electoral Commission offices around 11 …

Kiruhura, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is heavy deployment of the army and police at the tally center in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District following the fresh primary elections held on Thursday.   Tension has been high in Nyabushozi county since the September 4 primaries where the District Registrar, David Agom …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem has said he will return and contest for the member of parliament seat in Chua East come 2026. He told Uganda Radio Network – URN that since he lost in the primaries this year, he …