Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba has asked the High Court in Mubende to nullify the election of Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa for the Mityana Woman Parliamentary Seat, reasoning that the electoral process was not transparent. Bagala, a candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform – NUP …
Read More »Court sets hearing date in MP Bagala vs Nabakooba election case
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court in Mubende has set August 27 for the hearing of the case in which Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba is challenging the election of her political rival Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa. Bagala won the January 14 polls with a margin of 16,000 votes to …
Read More »ICT and National Guidance Ministry showcases achievements
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | The Minister of Information, ICT and National Guidance Judith Nabakooba has attributed the high cost of internet in Uganda to the limited number of users. She said this as she presented the achievements her ministry registered between 2016 and 2021 in implementing the NRM manifesto commitments …
Read More »ICT GRANTS: 45 Ugandan startups get over sh140million each
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty five Ugandan start-ups will each get a budget boost of over sh140million to enable them refine and complete their innovations. The 45 were picked by the selectors – The National ICT Initiatives Support Program (NIISP) – as having the best chance of hitting …
Read More »COVID hotspots worry experts
Focus on schools, campaigns, Christmas travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the number of deaths due to COVID-19 nears 200, health officials and experts appear frustrated, worried and unsure of how to proceed. Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care, says more patients with …
Read More »NABAKOOBA: Wearing of masks to be mandatory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of Information and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba has announced that wearing of masks while in public will now be mandatory. Nabakooba said government will start enforcing it now that the Ministry of Health has started to distribute masks in the districts of Kampala, Wakso and Mukono. …
Read More »Aceng unmasked
‘Mama Corona’ exposed as a lie Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s Minister of Health, has got her baptism of fire into elective politics. After appearing to be holding a rally without wearing a face mask and in total disregard for physical distancing; …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Will 2021 elections happen?
Here is why the 2021 elections might not happen Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Simon Byabakama, the head of the Electoral Commission (EC) has been fielding a barrage of questions ever since he announced a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections on June 16. Now, he might …
Read More »Government approves 15 new constituencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has approved the creation of 15 new counties that will start operation next year. The Minister in charge of information (ICT & National Guidance) Judith Nabakooba said in a statement that Cabinet made the approval at their latest meeting on Monday at State …
Read More »Nabakooba’s seven lives
By Independent Reporter Police PRO reappointed again as major changes rock force Judith Nabakooba has bounced back as Uganda Police spokesperson, making her one of the longest serving public relations officers in the force. Nabakooba had earlier lost her post to Asuman Mugenyi in a reshuffle that elevated him to …
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