Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The nomination of Habib Buwembo as the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC candidate for the Rubaga South parliamentary seat hangs in balance. It follows an application filed by his rival Grace Nakanwagi before the High Court Civil Division for a temporary injunction challenging the …
Read More »National forest authority, UWA accused of destroying forests in Kigezi region
Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials and Environmental conservationists in Kigezi have accused the National Forestry Authority- NFA and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) of being involved in the destruction of two forests and a game park in the region. The forests in question are; Echuya Central Forest Reserve …
Read More »Police make early deployment at Mukono EC offices
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mukono have made early deployment at the district electoral commission offices in order to avoid chaos at the center. Two check points have been mounted at the two main road entries from Kampala. Deployments have also been made outside and inside the …
Read More »Nsereko, Nyanzi quietly march to Kampala nomination centre
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central parliamentary aspirants this morning quietly entered the Ntinda Electoral Commission office as the Electoral Commission kicked off nominations. The exercise which started this morning across the country will run for two days. The candidates to be nominated include directly elected MPs seats …
Read More »13 Kikuube teachers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of reopening of schools
Kikube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirteen teachers from attached to various schools within Kyangwali Refugee settlement in Kikuube district have tested positive for COVID-19. Richard Tabaro, the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC, says the 13 cases are part of 20 teachers whose samples were collected on Friday last week ahead …
Read More »Egyptian, South African leaders discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received on Wednesday a phone call from his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, during which they discussed the Ethiopian grand hydropower dam built on the Nile River, said the Egyptian presidency in a statement. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s stance regarding the Grand …
Read More »Kamukama loses second petition seeking to block rival’s nomination as NRM candidate
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High court in Mbarara has for the second time thrown out an application filed by Molly Kamukama, the Economics Monitoring State Minister seeking to block the nomination of her rival, Jenifer Muheesi as the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate for the Kazo District Woman …
Read More »MPs frustrated by quality of debate in 10th Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of legislators has criticized their colleagues for letting down the house with poor debate and low participation. Bufumbira East MP Dr James Nsaba Buturo says the quality of debate in the 10th Parliament has been disappointing because, according to him, some of …
Read More »Sri Lanka, China sign supplementary agreement on water supply, technology cooperation
Colombo, Sri Lanka | XINHUA | Sri Lanka and China on Wednesday signed a supplementary agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding on water research and technology cooperation, aimed at providing clean drinking water to several areas of the island country, a statement from the Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka said. …
Read More »NRM wins PWD elections in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has won all the seats of the District Committee for Persons with Disability Committee in Luwero. On Wednesday, the Electoral Commission conducted polls for District Committees for Persons with Disability. In Luwero, 60 out 65 committee members for Persons …
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