Businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga pledges affordable credit in bid for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prominent businessman and philanthropist King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga has promised to champion affordable credit for business owners and address concerns about taxation if elected to the powerful National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s …
Read More »NRM EC releases tough campaign guidelines ahead of July 16 elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has issued strict campaign guidelines for Parliamentary, Mayoral, and LC5 aspirants ahead of the July 16, 2025 elections, warning that no candidate will defy the rules without facing consequences. Campaigns officially commenced on Tuesday following the close …
Read More »NRM joint campaigns flop on day one
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint campaigns for candidates vying for elective positions on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket flopped on day one following the party secretariat’s failure to release harmonized campaign guidelines. The joint campaigns, which officially began today for positions including Members of Parliament, Mayors, and …
Read More »NRM supporters remanded over street robbery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded 16 supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to Luzira Prison on charges of robbery. The group, consisting of youths aged between 16 and 28, appeared before Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko …
Read More »Kunihira unopposed in NRM Primaries for Female Workers MP contest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi, has declared Agnes Kunihira Abwooli unopposed in the party primaries for the position of Female Workers Member of Parliament. Dr. Odoi made the declaration on Monday at the NRM Electoral Commission offices, confirming …
Read More »Prospective Museveni challenger bounced at NRM Offices, told to return on Friday
Kiwanuka affirmed his support for Museveni and said he was not challenging the president’s leadership but offering to help with the party chairmanship role. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Briton Kiwanuka, 30, was today turned away from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission offices after arriving to express interest …
Read More »Moses Ali versus Nambassa
How NUP and NRM sit at opposite ends of political spectrum COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The unfolding generational divide between candidates of the ruling NRM party and its archrival, the National Unity Platform (NUP) could become the leading marker of the 2025-2026 election season currently playing out. A …
Read More »President Museveni picks nomination forms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has picked nomination forms for the post of NRM party chairman and 2026 presidential flag-bearer. Museveni arrived at the NRM party headquarters in Kyadondo at 1:30pm accompanied by the First Lady Janet Museveni. He was received by Vice President Jessica Alupo, …
Read More »Museveni pays shs40 million to hold NRM flag for presidency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid 40 million shillings for expression of interest fees as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for the presidency and as party chairperson. Dr. Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, confirmed on Thursday that Museveni …
Read More »NRM: Minister Kabanda unopposed as two withdraw from party primaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjati Minsa Kabanda, has been declared unopposed for the NRM party flag bearer for Kampala Central Division parliamentary seat after two of her opponents withdrew from the race. The aspirants, Baker Njuki Kyambadde, a resident …
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