Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late arrival of election officers and low turn up of voters have marred National Resistance Movement (NRM) Primaries in Luweero town . The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is today electing party flag bearers for the position of LC5 Chairperson, District Councillors and City Mayors …
Read More »Late delivery of voting materials delays voting in Mbarara City
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Late deliver of voting registers has delayed the kick off of voting in most areas of Mbarara city. Voting that was supposed to kick off at 11:00 Am was delayed by an hour at most polling centres. At Kiswahili All saints church polling station, the …
Read More »NRM party primaries postponed in Soroti city
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Electoral Commission of Soroti has postponed the Soroti City Mayoral and Council party elections that should have taken place this Friday. The District Registrar, Musa Oroma says as the ruling party NRM, is holding its primary elections for contenders vying for the party’s …
Read More »Kawempe South NRM LCV voters turn to door to door campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in the Kawempe National Resistance Movement (NRM) LCV primary elections have taken on last minute door-to-door canvassing campaigns to persuade voters and sway the election outcomes on voting day today. Tyson Mutangana, a supporter of Juliet Mugisha, contesting for LCV woman councilor for Makerere …
Read More »Low activity in Kampala central as NRM go to polls
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is no sign of polling in Kampala Central today as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party votes for flag bearers for Kampala Lord Mayor seat and LC5 Councillors. In Kampala, the contest for Lord Mayor party ticket has attracted musician Daniel Kazibwe also …
Read More »Polling officers protest pay cut ahead of NRM primary elections for LC5s, Mayors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Polling officers from Naguru 2 in Nakawa division have protested the decision to cut their pay to only 10,000 shillings for the day from 20,000. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is today electing party flag bearers for the position of City Mayors, Kampala Lord Mayor, …
Read More »NRM supporters in Butaleja protest Florence Nebanda’s loss
Butaleja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of the former Butaleja District Woman MP Florence Nebanda Andiru on Thursday protested against the victory of Agatha Hamba in the National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries. Hamba polled 35,230 votes against Andiru’s 34,254 votes. However, Andiru and her supporters have since disagreed with …
Read More »Change in priorities delayed funding to political parties -Gov’t
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A shift in government priorities, occasioned by an outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, affected funding to political parties and organizations, according to the Ministry of Finance. The funding enshrined in the Political Parties and Organizations (Amendment) Act, is contributed annually by the government towards the …
Read More »Uganda to spend UGX 8Bn after admission to EITI community
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to spend 8.07 billion Shillings in the next 18 months on different activities aimed at improving the governance of extractive industries in the country. The development follows the country’s admission to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative – EITI, a global partnership for …
Read More »Lawyer sues UCC over directives to register online content providers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A human rights lawyer Ivan Bwowe has petitioned High Court challenging the recent notice issued by Uganda Communications commission –UCC requiring all persons providing online data communication to regularize their operations before use. On September 7 2020, UCC wrote that the online content providers such …
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