Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Only one person turned up to vote at Bumayoka seed polling station, in Bududa district, as Ugandans voted for district leaders on Wednesday.  The polling station has only 13 registered voters. It is the station with the second-lowest number of voters across the country after …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Edson Asaba Ruyonga, the National Resistance Movement -NRM candidate, has won the Fort Portal Tourism City Mayoral race.  Ruyonga, who was the former Mayor Fort Portal Municipality from 2001 to 2016, defeated four others including the incumbent Rev Willy Kintu Muhanga, an independent candidate.  …

Brussels, Belgium | THE INDEPENDENT |    Top officials of the European Union (EU) rejoiced on Wednesday over the inauguration of the new administration of the United States, expressing their readiness to mend the broken partnership and laying out expectations for renewed transatlantic cooperation. “Today is a very special day. I …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Kintu Kisekulo, an independent candidate has emerged winner of the Kyotera Local Council election.  Kisekulo scored 30,684 votes to defeat the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate Charles Lubega Zziridamu who had 16, 880 votes and the National Unity Platform candidate Muhammad Muwonge (NUP) who scored …

Rakai, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Two people were picked up during the local council polls in Rakai district with more than 300 pre-ticked ballot papers. The suspects were spotted by voters who tipped polling agents and polling assistant at Lugalama Catholic polling station in Lwamagwa town council.       They …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s home and release him and his wife Barbara Itungo Amnesty International said as the post-election blockade entered its 7th day.      Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters in the Makerere Councilor’s race exchanged blows on Thursday morning after a disagreement on results from polls held yesterday.  Trouble started at 3 a.m. when the results of Nkrumah Hall polling station in Makerere …

Rukiga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Vote Tallying came to a standstill last night at Rukiga district Tally Centre when a police officer shot two of his colleagues. The incident occurred at around 11:15 p.m.  The exercise held at Rwamucucu sub-county council hall in Rushebeya was peaceful until the female police …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Brian Kaboyo, the NRM Flag bearer has won the Hoima City Mayoral Elections. Kaboyo polled 12,451 to beat the Incumbent Mayor Grace Mary Mugasa who contested as an Independent candidate and three other candidates. Mugasa had 12, 298 votes. The other candidates in the race …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding ten supporters of Brian Kaboyo, one of the candidates in the Hoima City mayoral race.  The suspects are Muhammad Kiwanuka, Rogers Bategeka, Abdul Kasada, Lawrence Friday, Frank Sabiti, Rashid Kalyango, Joseph Bamusoni, Shaban Businge, Robert Tumwesigye and Matia Mulumba, all residents of …