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FDC Primaries: Dr. Warren Katoora Distantly Floors MP Roland Kaginda, Ingrid Turinawe In Rukungiri Municipality Elections
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Secretary for mobilisation, Ms Ingrid Turinawe, Mugume Roland Kaginda, Benon Rwenzigye, Herbert Mbabazi Kawawa and Francis Musimire were on Tuesday August, 18 defeated by Dr Warren Tumwine Katoora in the party primaries in Rukungiri District. Mugume Roland Kaginda who is the incumbent Rukungiri Municipality Member of Parliament was miserably…
Elders Punch Holes In Credentials For Basaliza’s Competitors
The elderly people and several voters in Western region have expressed doubt for all the candidates that are competing with Rtd. Col. Hon. Stephen Bazalisa for the Elderly Representative in Parliament seat. As the 2021 general election looms nearer, elders in Western region reveal that of all the competitors in the race, Basaliza is the…
Mabirizi Effect: EC Set To Release Kyagulanyi’s Academic Credentials
The Electoral Commission (EC) is set to release Bobi Wine’s academic credentials today following a petition by maverick lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi. Counsel Mabirizi petitioned the EC seeking to be availed with Kyadondo East lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s academic credential details ahead of the 2021 general elections. In his letter to EC…
Museveni Set To Announce More Tough Directives Next Week As Covid-19 Cases Surge
The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he will address the country about the current Covid-19 situation next week as Covid-19 cases in the country surge. The President made remarks while addressing the NRM delegates conference held from State House in Entebbe. He expressed his worry on how Covid-19 cases in Kampala are…
Disturbing Video: Police Reveal Why They Shot At Mark X Car
The Uganda police have spoken out about a video that circulated all over social media on Monday, in which a policeman was filmed shooting at a grey Mark X car that had been flagged down by traffic police. According the police, the driver of the said vehicle had been involved in an accident and was…
Gaiety As East Africa’s Leading Private Victoria University Unveils Prof. Opuda-Asiko As Third Chancellor
Victoria University (VU) has on Tuesday unveiled Prof John Opuda Asibo as its new University chancellor in a scientific ceremony that was held in the University’s Auditorium. In a statement issued by the University, the entire Victoria University community welcomed Prof. John Opuda-Asibo into the VU fraternity and wished him the best in carrying out…
Police Officer Shoots Self In Leg During Youth Elections
A police officer identified as Betty Achom accidentally shot her left leg ankle as police was handling the violent youths during youth elections in Lufula Bwaise II ward, Nile Post has learnt. According to Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, Achom had loaded her gun and the bullet was already in the chamber. “She accidentally…
EC Expected To Issue Detailed Report On Youth Elections Today
The Electoral Commission is today expected to conclude elections for youth committees in areas where the process was disrupted by violence yesterday. The Electoral Commission last evening concluded elections for Village/Cell Youth Committees countrywide with most villages successfully conducting their polls. The commission’s acting spokesperson Paul Bukenya says in Kampala Capital City by close of…
Just In! FDC’s Patrick Amuriat, Two Other Party Members To Run For President In 2021 Polls
The current Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Eng. Patrick Amuriat alias POA has on Tuesday August, 18, 2020 announced that he will run for President of Uganda in the coming 2021 Elections. Mr. Amuriat, broke silence during a Tuesday presser at the FDC headquarters in Najanankubi. In his message, POA said he will be…
U.S Gov’t Imposes Sanctions, Visa Restrictions On 2 Ugandan Judges Over Child Adoption Scam
The United States has imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on four Ugandan individuals for their involvement in activities that victimized young children in a corrupt adoption scheme. Ugandan judges Moses Mukiibi and Wilson Musalu Musene, and Ugandan lawyer Dorah Mirembe and her associate Patrick Ecobu, participated in a scam whereby young children were removed…