Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Record numbers have cast votes early in the US election – already breaking total turnout figures of the 2016 presidential election Voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election is reportedly massive, but it has not come close to the record set in 1876, when 81.8 …

  A third world country like Uganda cannot afford to close its main gateway to the seaport for two days in the name of nomination function COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Uganda held nominations for the presidential elections on Monday and Tuesday. The nominations took place at Kyambogo along Jinja highway. …

  Covid19 checks replacing security roles COMMENT | Samson Tinka | I have noticed laxity in the security function, especially with security officers deployed to manage access control of different infrastructures. The Ugandan police and private guards manning specific entrances and exits now focus only on ensuring COVID-10 SOPs are …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | (NUP) Presidential aspirant Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been dully nominated to contest in Uganda’s 2021 elections, with a promise to end injustice and corruption. He was however soon after dragged from his official vehicle, and driven away by the police at Kyambogo. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assured the country of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s ability to secure the country’s future, outlining key interventions planned if re-elected to govern the country in next year’s polls. The NRM are the first party to launch their manifesto …

  Lord Mayor reacts on President’s repossession directive Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa |  Capital City Authority (KCCA) Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago says wrangles over management of city the markets will not be a success unless the government approves a proper policy on markets in the country. Lukwago was reacting to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has been dully nominated as a presidential candidate. “I, Justice Simon Byabakama, declare Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa, a duly nominated presidential candidate for the 2021 general election..,” announced the Electoral Commission chairman. Soon after he was nominated, President Museveni warned people threatening …

Nomination Day 1. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni 10am 2. Tumukunde Henry 1pm 3. John Katumba 2pm 4. Mugisha Muntu 3pm 5. Kalembe Nancy Linda 4pm Tomorrow 1. Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu 10am 2. Willy Mayambala 11am 3. Amuriat Oboi Patrick 12pm 4. Mwesigye Fred 2pm 5. Kabuleeta Kiiza Joseph 3pm Kampala, Uganda …

The making of another UPDF ‘loud-mouth’ Kampala, Uganda | Mubatsi Asinja Habati | There appears to be something cocky about soldiers in the UPDF when they are at the rank of brigadier. Many Ugandans are familiar with names like Brig. Kasirye Gwanga, Brig. Henry Tumukunde, Brig.Noble Mayombo, Brig. Shaban Bantariza, Brig. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The US government has been forced to halt a $10 million (sh36 billion) programme to give cash assistance to Ugandans most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, after the the country’s NGO Bureau announced the suspension of programs by the implementing agency GiveDirectly. Despite the U.S. Agency …