Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan said on Thursday that it’s seeking support from the European Union to help lift the arms embargo and sanctions imposed by the United States following the outbreak of conflict in December 2013. Deng Dau Deng, deputy minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation …
Read More »Violence, low voter turnout mar residual elections in Mbale city
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residual elections for the directly elected councillors in Mbale city’s Northern Division have been marred by violence and low voter turnout. The elections were cancelled after wrong ballots were sent to the division. In most of the polling stations visited by URN, they were almost …
Read More »Bobi Wine amends petition, says Museveni should have stepped down before race
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has amended a petition challenging the outcome of the just-concluded presidential race which was filed in the Supreme Court by his team. The results released by the Electoral Commission gave Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, a candidate of the National …
Read More »Museveni cautions against post-election violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned Ugandans against engaging in violence, as discontent continues over the country’s electoral process. There has been agitation in Uganda and elsewhere about the outcome of the election which gave Museveni, a candidate for the National Resistance Movement-NRM, a win over …
Read More »Human rights watch raises red flag on Uganda’s election
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Watch, an international advocacy group has raised a red flag on Uganda’s electoral processes, stating that weeks leading up to polling day were characterized by widespread violence and abuses. The agency cited wanton killings by security forces, arrests and beatings of opposition supporters …
Read More »Remain peaceful- UPDF commander tells West Nilers
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Jackson Kayanja, the commander of the 409 Brigade, has urged the people of West Nile to remain peaceful and avoid the temptation of violence during the general elections. Leading a team of UPDF, Prison and Police officers and ‘Wanainchi’ in a clean-up exercise of …
Read More »Clerics caution against violence as polls draw closer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda has called for concerted efforts to fight against election violence as the country goes to the polls, in less than a week. The caution comes at the backdrop of cases of violence, which have also resulted in the loss of …
Read More »Candidates asked to accept defeat to avoid post election violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians vying for various elective positions have been asked to accept defeat to ensure a peaceful post-election period. Rev Canon Awodi, the Diocesan Secretary for Kampala Diocese challenged the leaders and contenders to remember that the progress and stability of the country is in their …
Read More »Eastern regional Kadhi cautions muslims against violence
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheik Ahmed Hamid Wandega, the Eastern Regional Kadhi has cautioned Muslims from participating in any form of violence during the election period. Sheik Wandega who was speaking during the Friday sermon at Islamic University in Uganda Mosque in Mbale City told Muslims, that they …
Read More »Soroti diocese bishop condemns use of tear gas
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Soroti Diocese, Rt. Rev. Kosea Odongo has condemned the use of tear gas to disperse opposition supporters. While delivering his New Year message at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Bishop Odongo said that it is a shame to live in a country which prioritizes …
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