Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | A plan by supporters of US President Donald Trump to take control of the Capitol building has left one dead, and a curfew declared to help halt what many have referred to as a ‘coup attempt’. The U.S. Congress had convened …
Read More »Why Museveni hates NGOs
Behind the attacks on NGO Forum, UWONET Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government on Dec.11 unexpectedly froze bank accounts and clamped down on the activities of two prominent local civil society organisations—the Uganda NGO Forum and the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET). A day earlier, Sydney Asubo, the …
Read More »Wobulenzi town council LCIII candidate faces terrorism charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent candidate for LC 3 chairperson seat for Wobulenzi town council, Sam Serunjonji has been granted police bond after he was detained on charges related to terrorism. Although Serunjonji is running as an independent candidate, he is an National Unity Platform supporter. He was …
Read More »Wobulenzi town council LCIII candidate arrested over Kyagulanyi protests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luweero has arrested the independent candidate for LCIII chairperson seat for Wobulenzi town council for allegedly masterminding protests. Sam Serunjonji, the independent candidate but NUP leaning supporter was picked by policemen from Heart Beat restaurant in Wobulenzi town on Thursday at around 12:00pm. …
Read More »United States warns Uganda on conduct of 2021 elections
Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The United States has warned Uganda to live up to its obligations to hold free and fair elections. Opposition candidates have been involved in running battles with security forces across the country over elections rallies. Security say they are enforcing the COVID-19 …
Read More »Lawyers call for dialogue to end election violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers under their humanitarian umbrella, the Legal Aid Service Providers Network-LASPNET have petitioned the arms and institutions of government to hold a dialogue aimed at putting an end to violence in the country. In the recent weeks as the politicians and the general public prepared …
Read More »City protests: Kabaka Mutebi calls for quick investigations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has called for a special but speedy investigation into the protests that took place following the arrest of National Unity Platform’s presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The protest broke out on November 18-19th, spreading to several towns …
Read More »Amos Ssegawa, lad gone too soon due to security negligence in quelling protests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 started as a normal day for 15-year-old Amos Ssegawa who had started working at his mother’s shop in Kisenyi, a Kampala suburb a fortnight ago. Ssegawa’s mother, Hajara Nakitto had asked him to work with her at the shop because of …
Read More »City protests: CMI, flying squad join hunt for suspected ring leaders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI and Flying Squad Unit have joined the hunt for individuals who allegedly sponsored, organized and participated in last week’s protests. A senior policeman at Kampala Metropolitan police headquarters at Kampala Central Police Station intimated to Uganda Radio Network that security …
Read More »29 Bobi Wine protesters fined Shs 150,000 each in Kyotera
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrates court in Kalisizo town council, Kyotera district has released 29 of the 52 people who were arrested in connection with the free-Kyagulanyi protests last week. The protests followed the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader on …
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