Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FINCA Uganda said earlier last week that it had begun the process of providing more than Shs100 million in relief to its clients — traders in downtown Kampala — whose businesses were severely affected by heavy rains and flash floods experienced in late October …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The East African Community (EAC) Election Observation Mission has highlighted internal conflicts and organizational weaknesses within Uganda’s political parties, warning that these issues are contributing to a growing number of independent candidates in the 2026 elections. While the mission praised the overall peaceful conduct of the …
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KIRUHURA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President-elect Yoweri Museveni on Sunday outlined key priorities for his next term in office, pledging to focus on wealth creation, poverty eradication, improved public services, and a strong fight against corruption following his victory in the presidential election. Speaking a day after being declared …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won all parliamentary seats in Rukungiri District, traditionally considered a backbone of opposition politics in Uganda. No opposition or independent candidate secured a parliamentary seat in the January 15, 2026, general elections. Rukungiri District has historically been a stronghold …
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Robert Lansing Institute for Global Threats and Democracies Studies (RLI) predicted a Museveni win at between 65% and 75%, and that Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu would get between 20-30% of the cast votes. Kampala, Uganda | URN | As Uganda headed to the polls on 15 January 2026 for the presidential …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Incumbent Laroo-Pece Division legislator, Fr Charles Onen, has conceded defeat to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, in the just-concluded parliamentary elections. Mao, who is the Democratic Party President General, was announced the winner of the hotly contested Laroo-Pece Division parliamentary race …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won all six parliamentary seats in Kasese District and captured two of three seats in Bundibugyo District, according to results declared by district returning officer Godfrey Mbabazi. In Kasese, NRM claimed Busongora South, Busongora North, Kasese Municipality, Bukonzo East, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Human Rights Commission has raised concern over rights violations during the January 15, 2026, general elections, citing an internet shutdown, isolated incidents of violence, and failures in biometric voter verification, even as it said Ugandans were largely able to vote in a peaceful environment. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Today, Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years. Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing court …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The National Unity Platform has lost at least 23 parliamentary seats in the just-concluded general elections. All of these seats located in Buganda region have been won back by other the ruling National Resistance Movement which had lost them in the 2021 general elections, or independents …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
