Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Municipality Deputy Mayor, Richard Ssekyondo and three others were on Thursday arrested for allegedly inciting violence. This was during the repeat elections for Entebbe Division ‘B’ Parish youth committee leaders.  The elections were cancelled on Wednesday due to acts of violence.   Ssekyondo, who …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There is a delay in delivery of voting material and chaos at several polling stations in Kawempe North as the National Resistance Movement conducts primaries. At some stations, there is no show of registers and voting material yet and members are waiting, crowded at the …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations within Kitgum Municipality have registered a high turn up of voters in today’s National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries. By 8 am, a sizeable number of voters had turned up at Apollo Grounds in Central Division to check on their names in …

Iganga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Steven Wako, an aspiring candidate for the Kigulu South parliamentary seat has passed on just hours to the NRM party primaries. Wako, a renowned businessman in Jinja and Iganga district, was involved in a road accident in Kakira town council along the Jinja-Iganga highway on …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel via video conference on regional affairs, particularly the latest tension in the Eastern Mediterranean. “During the video conference, President Erdogan reiterated his commitment to a fair allocation (of energy resources), whereby the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   South African Deputy President David Mabuza on Thursday vowed to restructure embattled electricity utility Eskom in a phased manner to ensure energy stabilization. The government is pleased with the progress being made to transform Eskom under new CEO, Andre de Ruyter, Mabuza said while replying …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As members of the ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM go to the polls today across the country to choose flag-bearers for Members of Parliament, at least 33 candidates are smiling as they have nobody challenging them.  According to Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral …

Masindi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi on Thursday arrested Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi LCV Chairperson on allegations of violating the COVID-19 guidelines. Byaruhanga was arrested at 7 pm in Kaborogota trading center in Pakanyi Sub County immediately after addressing voters in the area.  Byaruhanaga is contesting for Wilson …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of the National Resistance Movement -NRM party have started converging at polling centres, across the country to participate in party primaries for aspirants seeking to contest for Parliamentary and District seats.  According to guidelines issued by the NRM Electoral Commission earlier,  the election shall …

Kampala , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Voting for the NRM primaries Kampala Woman Member of Parliament in Nakawa East was characterised by delays in delivering election material and absence of polling agents. By 9:00 am, no voting point in the constituency had received voting materials. Many of the designated polling …