Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman for Kampala Central, Salim Uhuru has been declared the winner for the mayoral ticket carrying the party flag in the 2021 elections. He polled 75,546 votes beating his rival Patrick Mugisha who polled 9,162 votes after the final tally. …

Lamwo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A group of youths in Palabek Ogili Sub County in Lamwo district rose up in arms against Electoral Commission officials in the area on Monday for alleged failure to issue them with nomination forms for the sub-county youth committee elections scheduled for today. The rowdy …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has identified a man arrested at Parliament with a human head this afternoon as a 22-year-old Joseph Nuwashaba, a resident of Kizinda, Bushenyi district. According to a statement issued by the CID Public Relations Officer Charles Twiine Mansio, Nuwashaba …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was elected on Monday as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to take over from outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At a joint plenary meeting of party members from both houses of the Diet and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Dr Tanga Odoi, has made changes in the process through which successful candidates in the today’s municipal council elections in Kampala Central are to be announced. NRM held its primary election today, in which members …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Jjuma Wasswa Ssekyanzi has emerged victorious as the flag bearer of the National Resistance Movement – NRM for the position of Division Mayor Kawempe. Wasswa got 8745 votes, while his opponents Ronald Lugandakulya and Johnson Sekandi got 3464 and 1495 respectively. Wasswa was declared winner …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The number of children accessing immunization services reduced by 20 percent during the months the country was under lockdown. And in spite of the fact that thousands upon thousands of teenage girls started getting pregnant when their schools closed down, ante-natal visits fell by 16 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Presiding Officer at Suzzana Zone one, Nakulabye Parish has been arrested by police on the orders of the party chairman for Rubaga district Abdallah Kitatta. The Officer identified as Isaac Ahebwa was accused of masterminding chaos that led to violent scenes earlier in …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Borussia Dortmund progressed into the second round of the German Cup after moving 5-0 past third division outfit Duisburg on Monday. The “BVB” smoothed the way for their win with three first-half goals, while Dominic Volkmer’s red card before half-time left Duisburg hopeless. The lower …

Bugiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt in Bugiri municipality during the National Resistance Movement-NRM party mayoral primaries on Monday afternoon because of running battles between police and rowdy voters.  Trouble started after the supporters of Ayub Kisubi and his rival, Zabura Mugara started accusing each other …