Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Rules Discipline and privileges is proposing to limit campaigning for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker ahead of the May elections. On March 10th, Kabula County MP James Kakooza raised a matter of national importance over the use of abusive language …
Read More »Rujumbura runner-up wants Jim Muhwezi’s win annulled
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Turyamuhweza Tumuheirwe, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party candidate who lost the 2021 Rujumbura County member of parliament election in Rukungiri district has today petitioned court for the nullification of Jim Katugugu Muhwezi’s win. Katugugu who was the National Resistance Movement -NRM party …
Read More »Tooro NUP leaders divided over Kyagulanyi’s call for demonstrations
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of the National Unity Platform-NUP in Tooro sub-region are divided over calls for peaceful demonstrations by the party president Robert Kyagulanyi. For the past few weeks, Kyagulanyi, a former presidential candidate has been calling for peaceful demonstrations across the country in a bid …
Read More »Female traffic officers demanded for change of uniform – Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police administration has responded to the controversy that has been stirred by the new traffic police uniform on various social media platforms. Police uniforms committee chairman Asan Kasingye unveiled the new traffic police uniform on Monday this week replacing the white one accompanied with a …
Read More »Police burst Makindye motorcycle theft racket, two arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people suspected to be the ringleaders of the boda boda theft racket in Makindye division have been arrested. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified the suspects as Robert Mugisha and Sam Muyomba. These were arrested in an operation by Katwe police division …
Read More »Gulu University elections tribunal dismisses petition
Former guild aspirant Thomas Lapyem Awany filed an election petition seeking fresh guild elections citing irregularities Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University elections tribunal has dismissed an election petition filed by the former guild aspirant Thomas Lapyem Awany. In his petition, Lapyem demanded fresh elections over allegations of irregularities. He …
Read More »NUP candidate seeks to nullify Nantaba’s victory in Kayunga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Harriet Nakwedde, the runner up for the Kayunga Woman Member of Parliament race on the National Unity Platform-NUP ticket in the January 14, elections has petitioned the High Court in Mukono seeking the cancellation of results and also order for a by-election. Former minister Idah …
Read More »Mabirizi blocked from accessing Supreme Court for Dr Kisakye’s ruling
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi was blocked from accessing the Supreme Court in Kololo where he had gone to receive a ruling arising from the presidential election petition filed by presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. Mabirizi was today expected to receive the ruling by Justice Dr Esther …
Read More »Bodies of two boys retrieved from Kibimba dam
Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bugiri district has today retrieved the bodies of two boys who were reported to have drowned in Kibimba dam located in Bulesa sub county on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased are 17-year old Siraj Mayende, and Ashiraf Nambuku aged 10 years, pupils at Bubuzi …
Read More »CSBAG: Women can support economy amidst COVID-19 crisis
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Any effort geared towards supporting businesses is highly needed at this time for the economy to fast recover from the COVID-19 crisis. A group of civil society organisations under their umbrella body, Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has listed challenges women face in business …
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