Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Candidate Retired Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has promised to clear arrears of UPDF army veterans and soldiers once elected President. Gen. Tumukunde made the promise to the residents of Maracha District on Thursday during a stopover at Maracha Town council on his campaign …
Read More »Gen. Tumukunde promises to uplift youth of Zombo district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde has told the youth of Zombo district that they need special attention. While speaking to residents of Zombo town council on his campaign tour in Zombo district, Tumukunde noted that the youth require a special budget in order …
Read More »Tumukunde fails to hold rallies in Masindi
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has today failed to hold rallies in Masindi district. Tumukunde who arrived in Masindi from Buliisa district at 3pm was blocked by police led by the Masindi District Police commander Vincent Irama from addressing traders at Kijura …
Read More »Gen. Tumukunde urges Bunyoro Kingdom to denounce tribalism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde on Tuesday held talks with Bunyoro-Kitara kingdom officials. Tumukunde was hosted by the Kingdom Prime Minister Andrew Byakutaga at the Kingdom palace. He tasked the institution to rally its subjects to denounce politics based on tribalism. According to Tumukunde, the people …
Read More »Police blocks Tumukunde’s rallies in Kikuube district
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Kikuube District on Monday disrupted all the planned campaign rallies of Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde. Police led by Irene Acheng, the Kikuube District Police Commander prevented Tumukunde from addressing rallies in all of the scheduled venues. He was scheduled to hold rallies at …
Read More »Court issues criminal summons against Tumukunde over treason charge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Hall Court has issued criminal summons for independent presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde ordering him to appear on 21st December 2020 on two cases against him. Tumukunde is charged before Grade One Senior Magistrate Valerian Tumuhimbise with treason and illegal possession of fire arms. The …
Read More »Kakumiro votersa Gen. Tumukunde to solve land grabbing, revive cooperatives
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Kakumiro Town Council have asked Independent Presidential Candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde to revive cooperatives and address land grabbing if he wins the presidency. Gen. Tumukunde was on Sunday campaigning in Kakumiro town council. The voters told Tumukunde that their leaders at various …
Read More »Presidential candidates join forces to deal with police brutality
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five of the 10 presidential candidates have agreed to design a common response to the arrest, brutalization and harassment aimed at them by security personnel. In a joint statement signed by Maj. Gen Mugisha Muntu Gregg of the Alliance for National Transformation, Norbert Mao, of …
Read More »Tumukunde rallies Kabarole residents to vote for change
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential candidate Gen. Henry Tumukunde has rallied residents of Kabarole district and Fort Portal Tourism City to vote for change in the 2021 presidential elections. Tumukunde, who was speaking at the launch of his manifesto at Boma grounds in Fort Portal on Tuesday, said …
Read More »Tumukunde pledges value addition to Bunyangabu farmers
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde has pledged to ensure value addition for farmers in Bunyangabu district when elected. While addressing a campaign rally at Rubona Playground in Bunyangabu district on Monday, farmers told him that they are not benefiting from agriculture because they sell their products …
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