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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese district on Tuesday blocked Forum for Democratic Change- FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi from campaigning in the district. In December, the Electoral Commission banned political campaigns in Kasese and other 15 districts due to the surging Covid-19 infections exacerbated by mass …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum For Democratic Change presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has asked residents of Nakaseke district to vote President Yoweri out of power for neglecting the area despite of their contribution to the war that brought him to power. Nakaseke districts was the epicentre of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has promised to end brutality against fishermen. He also said that he will hand over management of Lake Kyoga to residents of Nakasongola district. Recently government lifted the fishing ban on Lake Kyoga exciting fishermen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has promised to restock cattle in Teso. Amuriat pledged this while canvassing for votes in Arapai and Tubur sub-counties in Soroti district on Wednesday. Amuriat who is making his second round of campaigns in Teso …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change – FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi says that the people mistreating opposition politicians in the country are not Ugandans. While campaigning at Wiggins Secondary School in Kumi municipality on Tuesday, Amuriat claimed that the officers who attacked him on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Amuriat Oboi, the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC presidential candidate on Tuesday beat security and campaigned in Bukedea town. Amuriat who arrived in Bukedea at around midday left police officers confused when he emerged from the outskirts of Bukedea town. Police had deployed heavily …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel blocked the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate, Engineer Patrick Oboi Amuriat from entering Sembabule district to campaign. Amuriat who is currently in the greater Masaka sub region was scheduled to campaign in Bukomansimbi, Sembabule and Masaka districts. On Saturday, Amuriat with his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bunyangabu district had to use teargas to separate NRM and FDC supporters in Rubona town council, Bunyangabu district on Tuesday evening. The NRM district flag bearers were having a joint meeting in the area when FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi arrived at …

Does it matter that government ignores their recommendations? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | For the first time since the 2006 general elections, the European Union Election Mission will not have election observers in Uganda. Initially they citied the Covid-19 pandemic threat and ensuing travel complications for their absence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change – FDC, National Unity Platform (NUP) and Democratic Party-DP in Oyam district have defected to Uganda People’s Congress – UPC party. The defectors crossed on Saturday to UPC from Juma Parish in Myene sub-county. They were wooed …