Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Extra-Ordinary delegates conference of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has extended the party President’s term of office by 12 months. The meeting, attended both physically at Nalya-Kira, Wakiso District, and virtually across the Country, is said to have been attended by over …
Read More »Court halts Saturday UPC Delegates Conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division in Kampala has issued an interim order stopping the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) from holding its Delegates Conference, which had been scheduled for Saturday. The order was issued on Friday by Lady Justice Joyce Kavuma, following an urgent application …
Read More »Ruth Aceng to contest for Kole Woman MP seat on UPC ticket
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s former High Commissioner to Canada, Joy Ruth Aceng, has declared her bid for the Kole Woman Member of Parliament seat on the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party ticket. Aceng was deported in August after she was declared persona non grata, citing behavioural concerns. …
Read More »Akena denies there is a UPC deal with Museveni
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy James Michael Akena has denied reports that he brokered a political deal with President Yoweri Museveni and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), dismissing the allegations as baseless propaganda. Reports had also indicated that Akena, who also serves …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Amongi “passes” cooking, millet grinding test ahead of Lira City MP elections
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister has showcased her “motherly skills” by grinding millet on a traditional grinding stone, winnowing grain, making Lango peas-soup commonly known as apena agira, and carrying a baby on her back; all demonstrating how well she …
Read More »Minister Amongi shifts goal post from Oyam to Lira city
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by …
Read More »UPC supporters in western Uganda not happy with Akena
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) supporters and leaders in the western region have tasked Jimmy James Michael Akena to explain the causes of unending bickering within the party. UPC supporters and leaders say that the bickering between top leaders within the party especially Akena and …
Read More »Kisoro Woman MP By-election: Election of UPC flag bearer flops
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Election of a Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party flag bearer to contest for Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament on Tuesday flopped after candidates clashed over the voting method and presence of ineligible voters. UPC party supporters converged at Bamboo Gardens in Kisoro municipality …
Read More »OPPOSITION: Lumu’s bill undermines multi-party democracy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition political parties rejected proposals in the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that was moved by Mityana South County Member of Parliament, Richard Lumu Kizito. The bill seeks to among others, provide for the election of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and other …
Read More »UPC: Regional sittings are a waste of resources
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party President, Jimmy James Akena has said that the planned regional parliamentary sittings have very little positive impact on the local communities in Uganda. Akena who was in Kaberamaido district for the burial of Emmanuel Andrew Eyadu, one of the …
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