NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There is a delay in delivery of voting material and chaos at several polling stations in Kawempe North as the National Resistance Movement conducts primaries. At some stations, there is no show of registers and voting material yet and members are waiting, crowded at the …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations within Kitgum Municipality have registered a high turn up of voters in today’s National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries. By 8 am, a sizeable number of voters had turned up at Apollo Grounds in Central Division to check on their names in …

Iganga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Steven Wako, an aspiring candidate for the Kigulu South parliamentary seat has passed on just hours to the NRM party primaries. Wako, a renowned businessman in Jinja and Iganga district, was involved in a road accident in Kakira town council along the Jinja-Iganga highway on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As members of the ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM go to the polls today across the country to choose flag-bearers for Members of Parliament, at least 33 candidates are smiling as they have nobody challenging them.  According to Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral …

Masindi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi on Thursday arrested Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi LCV Chairperson on allegations of violating the COVID-19 guidelines. Byaruhanga was arrested at 7 pm in Kaborogota trading center in Pakanyi Sub County immediately after addressing voters in the area.  Byaruhanaga is contesting for Wilson …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of the National Resistance Movement -NRM party have started converging at polling centres, across the country to participate in party primaries for aspirants seeking to contest for Parliamentary and District seats.  According to guidelines issued by the NRM Electoral Commission earlier,  the election shall …

Kampala , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Voting for the NRM primaries Kampala Woman Member of Parliament in Nakawa East was characterised by delays in delivering election material and absence of polling agents. By 9:00 am, no voting point in the constituency had received voting materials. Many of the designated polling …

Bundibugyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Security has been beefed up in different parts of the country as the National Resistance Movement- NRM party conducts primaries for Members of Parliament. In Kasese, as early as 6:00 am on Friday armed security personnel were seen patrolling the town and the outskirts.  The …

Mawogola, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement – NRM party primary election for Mawogola North constituency in Sembabule district has been called off.  George William Katokoozi, the Sembabule district NRM Registrar has announced the suspension of the polls this morning on instructions allegedly from the party chairperson and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has given the government two weeks to mediate in the case where two lawyers want the constitution translated into local languages. In 2019, the government was sued for its alleged failure to translate the 1995 Constitution into 56 indigenous languages. The lawsuit …