Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 National Resistance Movement -NRM Candidates for District Councilor seats have besieged the Party offices in Luwero town council in protest against alleged embezzlement of 36 million shillings meant for their mobilization activities. On January 20th last week, the polling day for Local …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspected supreme commander of the Allied Democratic Forces Jamilu Mukulu has refused to take plea on charges of terrorism. This was before a panel of three Judges of the International Crimes Division of the High Court which has formally started hearing Mukulu’s case and 37 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes coach Johnathan McKinstry has expressed confidence in the Uganda Cranes ahead of the their final group stage game against Morocco in Total CHAN 2020 in Cameroon. Mcknistry believes his boys have the ability to crack Morocco in a game that will decide Uganda’s …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Chief Magistrates Court has rejected an application for a vote recount in Hoima West Division constituency. The application was filed by Ismail Kasule who contested on the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party ticket, against Dr Joseph Ruyonga of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyenjojo police are holding several people believed to have caused violence on the eve of and during the Mwenge North parliamentary elections. Voters in Mwenge North went to the polls on Monday to elect their MP following the cancellation of the previous elections because of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police says that even though they haven’t received the court order to vacate NUP President Robert Kyaguanyi’s home, they are making plans to withdraw today because they are a law-abiding institution. Heavy security deployment still remained surrounding the Magere residence of the 2021 presidential …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Municipality recorded a high turnup of voter’s participating in the elections of Municipality Mayor and Division councillors today. Polling stations that Uganda Radio Network visited within the Divisions of Pager, Pandwong and Central had registered a good turn up of voters. Today’s voter turn-up according …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voting counting failed to kick off at most polling station in Rukungiri municipality due to a heavy storm. Vote counting at most polling centers delayed for almost an hour after 4:00 pm. At Rukungiri main stadium polling station B, Henry Agaba, the presiding officer, said …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Turkana pastoral community in Kenya and their Karamojong counterparts in Uganda want the governments of both countries to establish mobile courts in the conflict-prone corridors to increase and guarantee access to justice among pastoralists. The pastoralists made the appeal during their annual peace review meeting of (Ateker) …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police handed over two armed Congolese soldiers who were arrested on Lake Albert to Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF. They are Mouli Mweni and Patrick Njangu Bukamba, both attached to Mahagi Port Bunia district in Ituri Province in the Eastern Democratic of Congo. The Congolese soldiers …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
