Following the just concluded NRM municipal council elections in Kakiika municipal council that were conducted in 86 villages between Benon Mugume and Kyabwisho Gumisiriza, Gumisiriza and his supporters have today flogged the NRM offices in Mbarara accusing the Mbarara city NRM registrar Ssebuma kawesi of side lining with his opponent to conduct new elections without […]
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Karima Mitala, who was knocked by the speaker’s convoy that was allegedly driving on the wrong side of a one-way road, breathed his last on Sunday. One of the three people knocked by the lead car of speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s motorcade in Fort Portal Tourism city last month has died. Karima Mitala breathed his last […]
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has set 25th September to October 3rd 2020 for holding residual party primary elections in constituencies where primary elections for parliamentary candidates were postponed. Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission chairperson says the residual primary elections will cover categories of special interest groups, National Youth committee representatives and […]
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Anti-corruption court Judge Magret Tibulya has rejected the final submissions of the IGG in the illicit enrichment case against former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister – Geoffrey Kazinda that were asking court to convict him as charged. This follows failure by the Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Asinja Apollo Baker to pass […]
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The Ntungamo district Woman Member of Parliament (MP) Hon Beatrice Rwakimaari who lost the in the recent National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries race to Jocelyn Kamateneti Bata has finally conceded defeat. Rwakimari, who has been the parliament for three terms which totals to 15 years that is in 2001-2006, 2006-2011 and 2016-todate, noted that she […]
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Minister of State for Disability and Elderly, Hon. Sarah Kanyike has said that Uganda will join the international community to commemorate the International Week of the Deaf (IWD) 2020 which is running from 21st to 25th September. In Uganda, this week has been commemorated since 2006 and this year’s event will be held in Masaka […]
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Over 500 farmers from Rushenyi County in Ntungamo district have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni over the failure by Birunga Dairy to pay them UGX 670m for the milk supplied last year. The farmers are accusing Innocent Bisangwa, the proprietor of Birunga Dairy for frustrating their businesses by failing to pay them. John Bosco Ruhangasiimwe, one […]
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Uganda Airlines has announced 1st October 2020 as the date on which it will resume international flights. This comes days after President Yoweri Museveni decided to lift the ban on international travel, allowing tourists and other visitors to come in the country. Uganda Airlines stopped operations becuase of the Covid19 lockdown in March this year. […]
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Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Flavia Byekwaso, has confirmed that five more prison escapees from Moroto government prison have been killed, bringing the total number of inmates killed to 13 in an ongoing pursuit of 219 inmates who escaped in a massive jailbreak in the northeastern district of Moroto last week. Byekwaso, […]
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The nomination of local government council candidates is in its second day but with a very low turn up in Mbarara city. Mbarara city electoral commission chairman Latif Ngonzi has warned people intending to contest for the different political positions for local governments to utilize the set period. Ngonzi said the electoral commission would not […]
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