Wakiso , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Presidential hopeful Willy Mayambala has not shown up for campaigns in Wakiso district. Mayambala was expected in the area of Nansana, Wakiso town council and Namayumba sub-county today.  But his campaign coordinator Jamal Karim told URN that the candidate was unable to make …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Internal disputes among the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidates in Mukono district have frustrated efforts for holding joint campaigns. Unlike the opposition candidates who are campaigning jointly, each NRM candidate is campaigning separately after a series of bickering and wrangles, some of which can …

Rubanda, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A Heavy downpour and heavy security deployment have forced Independent Presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde to opt to door-to-door campaigns in Rubanda and Kabale districts.    Tumukunde who is currently in the Kigezi region was first blocked from entering Kisoro district on grounds that he …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Parts of Gulu city were covered in Teargas on Wednesday as police battled supporters of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu.  Kyagulanyi, the head of the National Unity Platform was scheduled to hold a campaign meeting at Awere Playgrounds in Layibi-Bardege division. He arrived in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Independent Presidential candidate Willy Mayambala excited traders in Nakasero and Kisekka Markets on his second day of campaigns. On Tuesday, Mayambala started his campaigns in Banda, Nakawa Division and proceeded to Nakasero, St. Balikuddembe and Kiseka market and concluded the campaigns in Makindye Division.  On …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Forum for Democratic Change Party –FDC has unveiled the party leaders for Gulu City. The leaders will be independent from the district party leadership after Gulu Municipality was granted city status.  Some of the newly elected leaders include Oola Patrick Lumumba, the Chairperson, …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Pader town council authorities have declined to offer the town council playground to the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi. Kyagulanyi is scheduled to start his first campaigns in East Acholi in Kitgum district and later in Pader district on Wednesday.  On …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum district councillors have proposed to erect monuments to honour deceased senior leaders. The proposals were made during a full council meeting held on Tuesday to pay tribute to seven leaders who served in various capacities at the district local government and other fields …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The African Union has a commitment of USD 5 billion promised by the World Bank and other donors, out of the USD 12 billion that African countries need to access the coming COVID-19 vaccine. This revelation was made at a teleconference meeting convened Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Independent presidential candidate Joseph Kizza Kabuleta failed to show up for his campaigns in East Acholi.  Kabuleta was expected to hold campaigns in the districts of Agago and Pader on Tuesday as per the campaign schedule released by the Electoral Commission. On Monday, Kabuleta …