Bundibugyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Security has been beefed up in different parts of the country as the National Resistance Movement- NRM party conducts primaries for Members of Parliament. In Kasese, as early as 6:00 am on Friday armed security personnel were seen patrolling the town and the outskirts.  The …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday vowed to achieve intra-Palestinian reconciliation and national partnership to end internal division, official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Meeting with the heads of all Palestinian factions, Abbas pledged to make the necessary arrangements for convening the Palestinian Central Council …

Mawogola, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement – NRM party primary election for Mawogola North constituency in Sembabule district has been called off.  George William Katokoozi, the Sembabule district NRM Registrar has announced the suspension of the polls this morning on instructions allegedly from the party chairperson and …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The CEO of Bundesliga International Robert Klein called the German league a trendsetter in European football after RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich reached the final four of the 2019-20 Champions League, with the Bavarians winning this season’s treble. German football can be a role model …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Chinese embassy in India on Thursday urged India to rectify discriminatory practices violating rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with regard to the Indian government’s decision of blocking 118 Chinese mobile apps. In response to media questions, Ji Rong, spokesperson of the Chinese …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Adhering to physical-distancing guidelines, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) met fully in-person on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months, with its president urging all members to “galvanize multilateral action to deliver for all,” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues sweeping the world. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has given the government two weeks to mediate in the case where two lawyers want the constitution translated into local languages. In 2019, the government was sued for its alleged failure to translate the 1995 Constitution into 56 indigenous languages. The lawsuit …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party members have expressed mixed reactions to President Museveni’s guidelines on today’s party primaries.  On Wednesday, President Yoweri Museveni, in his capacity as the NRM National Chairperson issued guidelines in which he instructed that all party members including those that are not …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti has arrested several people after intercepting vehicles carrying NRM candidates found canvassing for votes around Soroti City and the neighboring areas.  At least four vehicles carrying public address systems with posters of candidates have been intercepted and parked at Central Police Station …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Jose Luis Gaya’s injury-time equalizer canceled out Timo Werner’s opener and helped Spain snatch a last-gasp 1-1 draw with Germany in Group 4 of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday. Germany started brightly on home soil and created the first chance of the game as …