NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Opponents of the incumbent Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona, say he is a good debater who enjoys national wide support but fault him on being out of touch with the concerns of the local people. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, four …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The items that were confiscated during the police siege on the offices of the National Unity Platform early this week, did not contain any money or even signatures of people endorsing Robert Kyagulanyi for the Presidency, Police have said.  Police says that the operation …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Peter Ssematimba, the incumbent MP for Busiro South has defended his decision last year to sit for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education [UACE] despite of a court ruling that said he had the requisite academic qualifications. Immediately after he was declared MP in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Persons with visual impairments in the country do not like using white canes, according to officials from the Uganda National Association of the Blind. The revelation was made on Wednesday during celebrations to commemorate the National White Cane that took place in Kampala. The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 44 supporters of National Unity Platform have been remanded to Kitalya Government prison on offenses of unlawfully wearing uniforms similar to those exclusively gazetted for the country’s armed forces. The accused including men and women were on Friday afternoon arraigned before City …

Rukiga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Stephen Nebye Rutaro, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party flag bearer for Rukiga County has been turned away from the nomination centre over lack of a seconder and proposer.   According to the Electoral Commission Guidelines, an aspiring candidate is required to appear in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Jakana Nadduli Sulaiman, the son of former Minister Al-Haji Abdul Nadduli has finally been nominated to contest for the Nakaseke Central MP seat.  Sulaiman was on Thursday turned away by the Electoral Commission officials following a mismatch in the names on his academic documents …

Mpigi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Trade and Industry Minister, Amelia Kyambadde together with  musician Hillary Kiyaga ‘Dr. Hilderman’ and two others have today been  nominated to contest for Mawokota North Constituency MP seat in Mpigi district. Kyambadde who was elected unopposed to hold the NRM flag …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court Civil Division in Kampala has confirmed Habib Buwembo as the duly elected flag bearer of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party in Rubaga South. The confirmation was made by the head of the High Court Civil Division Justice Michael Elubu following …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A soldier of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF attached to Masindi artillery Division has accidentally shot himself dead. The deceased has been identified as Lance Corporal Simon Peter Bongomin, 32, attacked to the barracks military police training wing. The incident happened on Thursday inside the …