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Polling materials distributed at night in Omoro district

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Polling materials were distributed at night in Omoro County, a bid to catch up with polling time for the District Local Government Councils elections scheduled for today Wednesday. Omoro District Registrar Denise Obong told URN in an interview that they started the distribution of the …

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Kabale youth leaders demand facilitation for campaigns

Kabale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth leaders from Kabale Municipality on Tuesday stormed the party offices over unpaid campaign facilitation.   In December, the party released 60 Billion Shillings, to enable flag bearers canvass support for President Museveni. The money was meant to boost the party’s …

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Missing NUP supporter found dead

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Rogers Ssemakula, one of the National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters and resident of Kabembe in Kyampisi Sub County in Mukono district who went missing on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections, has been found dead.  His body was recovered from Kiyunga forest by …

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Odonga Otto collapses while recording statement at police, hospitalized

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Aruu County Member of Parliament, Samuel Odonga Otto is hospitalised at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital after collapsing while recording a statement at Pader Central Police Station.  Otto reportedly collapsed at around 6 pm on Tuesday evening while being interrogation in the office of the …

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Masaka court grants 11 NUP supporters bail

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in Masaka accused of inciting violence and acting in a manner likely to cause the spread of a dangerous disease are out on bail. Masaka Chief Magistrate, Charles Yeteise released the accused persons on Tuesday after spending more than …

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Segirinya vouches for MPs salary cut

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The newly elected Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Mohammad Segirinya says he is against most of the perks that make the job of a legislator posh and attractive to many, pointing out, among others the hefty salaries and allowances.    With a total of over …

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Nakaseke voters explain why they ejected ex-minister Syda Bbumba

Nakasekea, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the voters in Nakaseke Central Constituency have revealed why they voted against the former finance minister and the area member of parliament, Hajat Syda Namirembe Bbumba. The legislator lost last week’s parliamentary elections to the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate, Allan Mayanja Ssebunnya. He …

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Wild fire kills one and razes 100 homes in Moroto

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has destroyed a total of 100 homesteads in Nakapelimen  villages of  Nadunget town council in Moroto district. The fire which broke out on Sunday afternoon burnt to death a four year old child inside the house and left over 300 people homeless. Mr. Andrew …

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Presidential candidate Willy Mayambala blames low voter turnout on EC

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Candidate, Willy Mayambala has blamed the Electoral Commission-EC for the low voter turn-out in Thursday’s election.   Only 10,359,479 voters participated in the polls, out of the 18,103,603 voters registered voters across the country.   The figures indicate that the Thursday poll had a voter …

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