The National Resistance Movement party Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi has nullified Nyabushozi County primary election results and warned party candidates and members in Kiruhura District against violence exhibited in the past days. Following a meeting held with the NRM leaders together with NRM electoral officials, the chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission Dr.…
Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] presidential aspirants Hon. Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa were supposed to commence joint sub-regional campaign meetings in greater Mukono this week but that has been delayed due to lack of funds. FDC spokesperson Ibrahim Sssmuju said that each candidate will continue with their separate campaigns up until…
The Police in Kigezi region have initiated investigations to ascertain the circumstances under which a renowned businessman, Silver Turyahikayo, 50, was attacked by unknown gunmen and shot dead on Monday evening. The deceased was allegedly attacked at around 7pm while at Kisasi village in Kamuganguzi sub-county, Kabale district. The area Police spokesperson, Elly Maate confirmed…
President Museveni has summoned to State House all leaders at different levels in Sembabule District including Non National Resistance Movement leaders. Those summoned include Sembabule District Chairperson, NRM District Chairperson, all Members of Parliament and all aspirants for the position of Member of Parliament. The others include all sub county chairpersons (LCIII) and all NRM…
Uganda People’s Congress [UPC] President James Akena has lost party Presidency appeal. A panel of three Justices have thrown out Jimmy Akena’s appeal of the UPC’s presidency arguing that he holds it illegally. A panel of three justices of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Irene Mulyagonja upheld the lower court decision. Their unanimous…
State Minister for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana has been charged and remanded to prison for his alleged involvement in violence in the wake of the NRM parliamentary primary elections in his home district of Ntungamo. The minister was charged with seven counts of Attempted Murder, Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Malicious Damage and Threatening Violence. Court presided…
The Minister of State for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana has been charged with attempted murder, malicious damage and theft of a gun. His three bodyguards were also charged with attempted murder and their file was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice. Following his defeat to Naome Kabasharira, Rukutana turned chaotic and…
Torrential rains in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale on Sunday triggered off a landslide which has affected three villages leaving one person so far confirmed dead and property destroyed, a relief agency said on Monday. The saddening incident happened in Busaano Sub-County, Bufoto Parish, Mbale district following a heavy downpour on Sunday September 6,…
Mr. Dan Rwiburingi, a victim of the Saturday shooting incident in Ntungamo that has landed Labour Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana in jail has said he didn’t suffer bullet injuries from the confrontation. In a video circulating on social media, recorded from his hospital bed in Mbarara Referral Hospital on Monday, Mr. Rwiburingi, a key witness in…
Uganda’s Health Ministry has admitted to mismanagement of Covid-19 test results being released by laboratories. The ministry says about 679 people were given wrong COVID-19 results. Some people were both positive and negative. “Some people claim to have received two different result slips, one indicating positive and the other negative. Others claim to have taken…
