Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict President Yoweri Museveni for perpetuation electoral violence. Kyagulanyi said that President Museveni was violating the rights of Ugandans even as the country heads to elections. He says that the basis for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted bail to Caroline Kembabazi an assistant private secretary to President Yoweri Museveni who is facing charges of giving false information to the Electoral Commission. Kembabazi was on Friday granted a cash bail of one million shillings by the court …

Ugandans should go and vote in peace and decide your leaders because it is your constitutional right – Museveni Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today said that no one will destabilize Uganda after the January 14 elections. Speaking in Mityana district where he had gone …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people displaced by floods resulting from the rising water levels of Lake Albert in the districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube and Kagadi in the Bunyoro sub-region want the government to resettle them. While campaigning in the Bunyoro sub-region last month, President Museveni promised …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A row has erupted between Christians of Lango Diocese, opposition political parties and the Lango Bishop Rt. Rev. Alfred Olwa following his move to mobilize support for President Yoweri Museveni. Speaking at a thanksgiving prayer held in the home of Rebecca Otengo, Uganda’s Ambassador to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has raised queries over the infrastructural projects that are continuously being unveiled by President Yoweri Museveni amidst the campaign trail. He says that apart from constituting voter bribery, some of the projects are being unveiled in districts where campaigns …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A day after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni admitted that the former national boxing captain, Isaac Ssenyange alias Mando Zebra was shot dead by security personnel, it has emerged that his killers who moved in numberless drones were 12 in number. Ssenyange was killed in the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has used his New Year speech to warn of criminals and crooks who intend to destabilize Uganda and next year’s elections, by getting involved in cheating. “I have information. People are planning to steal elections, including election officials bribed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Captain Peter Mugisha is bickering with the district’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman, Philemon Mateke over declining support of the NRM in the district. Mateke who is also the State Minister for Regional Affairs accuses Mugisha of using foul language …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party still faces an uphill task to win hearts of voters in Gulu city according to observations made by area politicians and opinion leaders. Unlike the districts of Lamwo, Kitgum, Pader and Omoro where the NRM party has enjoyed some …