Rtd. Bush War Col. Steven Basaliza alias Omudumizi, has blasted and laughed at time wasters criticizing and questioning about president Museveni’s academic credentials. In his remarks with our reporter earlier today, the retired National Resistance Army (NRA) / Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) bush war Colonel who is a contestant for one of the five…
On Friday, “Renewed Uganda” team a pressure group led by former security minister Rtd. Gen Henry Tumukunde visited the Electoral Commission Uganda offices to pick nomination forms for the 2021 presidential race. “Our campaign shall continue to lawfully consult Ugandans from all backgrounds regardless of their ethnicity, religion, gender or other identifier as we seek…
By Milly B. Babalanda Last week, the National Resistance Movement ( NRM) Party unveiled and opened up its roadmap to activities in preparation for next year’s general elections. The road map is quite packed. For me, the highlight so far, is that the incumbent party National chairman, President Yoweri Museveni , has deemed it fit…
Parliament has ordered the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu to explain circumstances surrounding the sacking of top Electoral Commission officials over ballot paper fiasco. Kadaga’s directive was in response to a complaint raised by Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) who questioned why both the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice have eluded his…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama has said that the Commission is not responsible for the inconveniences the recently released election roadmap may present because he is fulfilling his obligation as the law requires within a challenging environment of COVID-19. Mr. Byabakama said after the initial roadmap was affected by the…
The Electoral Commission yesterday released a statement and roadmap for 2021 elections containing a reference to the conduct of candidates’ campaigns digitally for Local government, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. This raised a serious matter of national importance that must be urgently addressed by Parliament and the Judiciary, if need be. This novel practice has been…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has on tuesday issued new guidelines for 2021 General Election in the wake of Coronavirus Pandemic. EC has banned all political gatherings and rallies in the ‘Revised Roadmap for 2021 General Election’ basing on Ministry of Health guidelines in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. “The Constitution commands us to…
A joint security team has searched the offices of former security minister also a presidential aspirant, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde. The search at Tumukunde’s premises was conducted by the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT), Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID). CID director AIGP Grace Akullo spearheaded…
A fierce succession battle has erupted at State House over who will take over power in 2021, after retired Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde declaring his intentions to contest for the presidency. Gen. Tumukunde, a former Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Spy Chief, who also served as minister for security a few years back in president Museveni’s…
