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Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   At least 41 parliamentary candidates have been nominated today at Wakiso district headquarters. According to Tolbert Musinguzi, the Wakiso district Electoral Commission Returning officer, all but one came from four constituencies and the district woman representative. The four constituencies are Kira municipality, Kyadondo East, …

Tororo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   More than 80 schools in Tororo District have not reopened after failing to meet the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs.  Tororo District Inspector of Schools Francis Tabu says that after carrying out inspections 225 primary schools, 36 secondary schools, 5 technical institutes and 1 …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Electoral Commission has nominated Bosmic Joyce Otim to contest for the Chua West Constituency seat amidst controversies surrounding his academic qualifications. Otim was nominated on Thursday by the Kitgum district Returning Officer Benjamin Ewal. This comes at the backdrop of a pending court …

Nakaseke, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Electoral Commission-EC has declined to nominate Sulaiman Jakana Nadduli as a candidate for the Nakaseke Central Parliamentary Seat citing a mismatch in the names on his academic documents and National Identity card. Jakana turned up at the Nakaseke district Electoral Commission offices around 11 …

Kiruhura, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is heavy deployment of the army and police at the tally center in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District following the fresh primary elections held on Thursday.   Tension has been high in Nyabushozi county since the September 4 primaries where the District Registrar, David Agom …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem has said he will return and contest for the member of parliament seat in Chua East come 2026. He told Uganda Radio Network – URN that since he lost in the primaries this year, he …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   There was heavy police deployment at Kitgum District Local Government Headquarters as the Electoral Commission conducted the nominations for parliamentary aspirants in the district.  The armed police officers were deployed as early as 7 am around the precincts of the district headquarters. Numerous roadblocks …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Pupils and teachers at Bat Valley primary school spent the first day at school without lunch.   The head teacher, James Wonyaka, says the school had no funds to provide the learners with meals following their return after a six month’s break.  He says that …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Buikwe North (Njeru Municipality) Member of Parliament Paul Musoke has abandoned the National Resistance Movement-NRM after losing for the second time in the party elections yesterday. NRM conducted fresh elections for 36 electoral areas yesterday following petitions from contestants who said they were …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Seven teachers in Fort Portal Tourism City were arrested on Thursday morning for failure to wear masks as schools reopened for finalists. The teachers were picked up as Kabarole Resident District Commissioner– RDC, Steven Asiimwe moved around schools to ensure strict adherence to …