Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunications service centers, internet cafes and sports betting shops are among the businesses that were directly affected by the internet shutdown during the presidential and parliamentary elections last week. Betting and gambling companies are largely dependent on foreign sports like football leagues in Europe which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Afrobarometer pre-election survey of Uganda had indicated that John Katumba might perform best among the new crop of politicians that contested in the presidential election 2021. The Afrobarometer survey had among other findings indicated that 24 year-old Katumba was best known of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Edward Ssekandi and senior cabinet colleagues Amelia Kyambadde, Elliod Tumwesigye, Prof Ephraim Kamuntu and Vincent Sempijja are among up to 36 NRM bigwigs that lost MP elections on Thursday. Others kicked out by voters are: Dr Crispus Kiyonga, Ruth Nankabirwa, Saida Bumba, Chris …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | President Yoweri Museveni has said the results of his country’s election marks another victory for Uganda over foreign influence. The Electoral Commission today declared Museveni winner by58.64% of the votes cast. “Foreign interference will not be tolerated ” he said. He accused …
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📌 FINAL RESULTS ✳ Museveni 5,851,037 (58.64) ✳ Kyagulanyi 3,475,298 (34.83%) ✳ Amuriat 323,536 (3.24%) ✳ Muntu 65,334 (0.65) ✳ Kabuleta 44,300 (0.44%) ✳ Mao 55,665 (0.56%) ✳ Tumukunde 50,141 (0.50%) ✳ Kalembe 37,469 (0.38%) ✳ Katumba 35,983 (0.36%) ✳ Mwesigye 24,673 (0.25%) ✳ Mayambala 14,657 (0.15%) • Registered …
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📌 Results from 8,310 polling stations (23% of total) Museveni 1,536 205 votes 65.02%, Kyagulanyi 647,146 ✳ Museveni 62.7% ✳ Kyagulanyi 29.34% ✳ Kalembe 0.51% ✳ Katumba 0.38% ✳ Mwesigye 0.30% ✳ Mayambala 0.22% ✳ Amuriat 4.11% – 212,605 ✳ Muntu 0.66% – 32,339 ✳ Kabuleta 0.51% – 25,378 ✳ Mao 0.80% …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lenders are hoping that the general elections will be peaceful so that their businesses return to normal. Like many other sections of the economy, the financial sector was still trying to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic when the climax of the election …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military police commanded by Col Keith Katungi is taking over rooftops of major arcades across Kampala as part of the polling day security deployment plan. Col Katungi and Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Moses Kafeero informed traders about the deployment plan in a meeting held at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kyotera are crying foul over their missing relatives and colleagues whom they claim have been illegally detained by security authorities ahead of the general elections. The concern comes after a resident identified as John Kiwanuka and 4 others went missing after they were …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa region have warned the public against tampering with voting materials, saying it has issued orders to its officers to shoot on the spot anyone involved in any related malpractice. Addressing journalists from Northern Uganda at the Media Club, ASP Jimmy Patrick Okema, …
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