Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The late arrival of election officers and low turn up of voters have marred National Resistance Movement (NRM) Primaries in Luweero town . The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is today electing party flag bearers for the position of LC5 Chairperson, District Councillors and City Mayors …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Late deliver of  voting registers has delayed the kick off of voting in most areas of Mbarara city. Voting that was supposed to kick off at 11:00 Am was delayed by an hour at most polling centres. At Kiswahili All saints church polling station, the …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The NRM Electoral Commission of Soroti has postponed the Soroti City Mayoral and Council party elections that should have taken place this Friday. The District Registrar, Musa Oroma says as the ruling party NRM, is holding its primary elections for contenders vying for the party’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Voters in the Kawempe National Resistance Movement (NRM) LCV primary elections have taken on last minute door-to-door canvassing campaigns to persuade voters and sway the election outcomes on voting day today.  Tyson Mutangana, a supporter of Juliet Mugisha, contesting for LCV woman councilor for Makerere …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There is no sign of polling in Kampala Central today as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party votes for flag bearers for Kampala Lord Mayor seat and LC5 Councillors. In Kampala, the contest for Lord Mayor party ticket has attracted musician Daniel Kazibwe also …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Polling officers from Naguru 2 in Nakawa division have protested the decision to cut their pay to only 10,000 shillings for the day from 20,000. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is today electing party flag bearers for the position of City Mayors, Kampala Lord Mayor, …

Butaleja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of the former Butaleja District Woman MP Florence Nebanda Andiru on Thursday protested against the victory of Agatha Hamba in the National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries.  Hamba polled 35,230 votes against Andiru’s 34,254 votes. However, Andiru and her supporters have since disagreed with …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the massive fire that erupted at Beirut’s port earlier in the day may have been caused by an intentional act of sabotage, a technical error, ignorance or negligence, the National News Agency reported. “In all cases, we must …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Sardor Umurzakov here on Thursday, the Prime Minister Office of Pakistan said. In the meeting with Umurzakov who arrived in Islamabad along with his delegation on an official …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Lionel Messi will be free to play in Argentina’s opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador next month after the forward’s suspension was deemed to be no longer valid, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Thursday. Messi received a one-match ban for an …