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✳ Chairperson Yoweri  Museveni – unopposed ✳ 1st Vice-Chairperson Moses Kigongo – unopposed ✳ 2nd Vice-Chairperson Rebecca Kadaga    6,776 votes Persis Namuganza  3,943 votes ✳  Vice Chairperson Northern Jacob Oulanyah- 7,474 Sam Engola -1,665 Odong Samuel- 277 Jokkene Timothy-895 ✳ Vice Chairperson Western Maj Gen Mataayo -2,550 Chris Baryomunsi-5,947 ✳ Vice …

Mbale,, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and Sanjay Tana have won the Central Executive Committee- CEC elections in Bugisu sub-region.      In all the six districts in the region, NRM party delegates overwhelming voted for both Kadaga and Tana for the positions of Second Vice-Chairperson …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy Jacob Oulanyah have won Central Executive Committee elections in Greater Luweero districts. According to the provisional results announced by district registrars in Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola the two beat their rivals by big margins. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has ordered the government to compile and submit to Parliament and court a full audit report on the status of maternal health in Uganda at the end of each of the next two financial years. The panel of five Judges who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The disqualification of Abdul Nadduli, the incumbent Central region vice chairperson from Central Executive Committee elections has generated mixed reaction from National Resistance Movement -NRM party supporters in Luweero. Abdul Nadduli was disqualified from CEC nomination on grounds that he didn’t resign his government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday questioned Ministry of Works and Transport officials for hiring private architects to design buildings, despite the ministry having architect staff. Officials from the Ministry had appeared before the committee to respond to queries raised …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commercial banks and government have been criticized for not putting much emphasis on developing the agriculture sector. Dr James Kanyije, the executive director of KK Foods Limited said on Thursday that bankers had let farmers down by classifying the sector as risky. He said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cuban Ambassador to Uganda Antonio Louis has today announced a partnership between his country and Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in which they will develop specific treatment for cancers that are prevalent in low developing countries. UCI executive director, Dr. Jackson Orem who received …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the 16 Billion Shillings Kasese central modern market has been completed. It is one of the several markets countrywide that were rebuilt under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP-1) – a multi-million dollar project supported by the government and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement- NRM party delegates in Mukono district have faulted the system used to vote members of the Central Executive Committee-CEC. Unlike the previous elections that were conducted through secret ballot, the delegates were this time around required to write the names …