Tag Archives: NRM primaries

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement- NRM party has for the second time postponed the primaries in Mawogola West and North in Sembabule district to September 30th 2020. The elections had earlier been scheduled for Monday. Addressing journalists on Sunday at the NRM party headquarters at Kyadondo, …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Jane Najjemba Baguma and Clemence Sentabile have won the primaries of the National Resistance Movement- NRM for Entebbe Municipality.  Najjemba, a bio- statistician at Nsambya Hospital, was contesting for LCIII Chairperson Division A garnered 2,062 votes, followed by Farouk Muyimbwa with 1,175 votes, John Abiine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some Members of Parliament who lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries have said they will not contest on the independent ticket in the 2021 elections. The MPs also want the party to address the mess that characterized the elections. They cited the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman for Kampala Central, Salim Uhuru has been declared the winner for the mayoral ticket carrying the party flag in the 2021 elections. He polled 75,546 votes beating his rival Patrick Mugisha who polled 9,162 votes after the final tally. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Dr Tanga Odoi, has made changes in the process through which successful candidates in the today’s municipal council elections in Kampala Central are to be announced. NRM held its primary election today, in which members …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Serere County MP Patrick Okabe says any plan to reopen schools this year in the middle of the election season is misguided and will lead to catastrophe. Hon. Okabe says the recent NRM primaries and campaigns which were characterized by large crowds including school …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos in Bulindo village during the Kira Municipality National Resistance Movement-NRM primaries on Monday afternoon when the registrar substituted the official voter’s register with an exercise book.   The supporters of Jackson Twinomugisha questioned why the registrar, Richard Mubiru had decided to put aside …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in the National Resistance Movement-NRM primaries for Kampala Central division mayoral candidates and councillors have defied the party guidelines by voting before the stipulated time.  Recently, the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr Tanga Odoi directed that no election primary elections take place before the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All district chairpersons in the Bugisu and Sebei sub regions lost the National Resistance Movement-NRM party primaries held on Friday. They include George William Wopuwa for Namisindwa district, Simon Peter Wananzofu from Bulambuli, Herbert Mulekwain Sironko and Christopher Songhar in Kapchorwa district, Paul Machinjaji in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has summoned musician Bosmic Joyce Otim to response to a suit lodged by Charles Ocaya, a loser in the just concluded NRM primary elections for Chua West County. The summons stem from a suit Ocaya filed on Wednesday at …