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📌 National elections – January 14, 2021 Butambala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Henry Tumukunde has started a vote protection campaign as the country prepares for general elections next week. Speaking in various trading centers in Butambala district, the presidential independent candidate has told voters that guarding against vote rigging is …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have set up a mobile unit that will swiftly respond to incidents of violence during and after the elections, scheduled for January 14.      The agencies anticipate that there will be violence during or even after the voting exercise, basing on events …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations- CSOs operating in Teso have expressed concern over the absence of voter education in the country. The concerns come a week to the general elections scheduled for Jan 14th. Voter education provides citizens with basic information on how to participate in elections. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veteran politician Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere has defended his move of bringing different political parties to form a coalition ahead of the general elections. Two months ago, Ssemogerere announced a fresh attempt at brokering Opposition unity at an event held at Hotel Africana in Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has unveiled an app, the You Vote to monitor election results across the country. Kyagulanyi says that the application will help them in ensuring that they tighten every noose that can be used to rig votes. He …

  New NUP App to monitor election results launched Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | National Unity Platform (NUPP party  Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has warned of a growing state of insecurity in the country, that has recently included death of a former national boxing …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala, Cyprian Kiziito Lwanga has announced three days of prayers and fasting for peaceful elections.   Lwanga, who is also the Chairperson of the Uganda Joint Christian Council-UJCC said that the prayers will start on Monday 4th to Wednesday 6th. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop Dr John Baptist Odama of Gulu Archdiocese has called for peace and harmony as ahead of the elections. Preaching to Christians on New Year’s Day at St Joseph’s Cathedral in Gulu City, Archbishop Odama said peace in 2021 will depend on care and love …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has used his New Year speech to warn of criminals and crooks who intend to destabilize Uganda and next year’s elections, by getting involved in cheating. “I have information. People are planning to steal elections, including election officials bribed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cornelius Kateregga Bakubanja, the Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church in Uganda has said that violence and brutality meted against opposition politicians and other citizens ahead of the 2021 elections is a sign of fear by the state. Bishop Bakubanja referred to biblical events that …