Busia, Uganda | URN | With Kenya’s next General Election scheduled for August 10, 2027, Uganda’s ruling NRM party has warned its leaders and residents in border communities against involving themselves in Kenyan politics, saying political tensions could disrupt cross-border trade and relations between communities. NRM national treasurer Barbra Nekesa …
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The greatest generals I know of are those who resolve problems without shooting a bullet. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The full text of Minister Gen. Kahinda Otafiire’s remarks on unity in Uganda’s Parliament on Wednesday. ***** Mr Speaker, sir, I want to take two or three …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has warned National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters against attempting to sabotage its activities, as the pressure group intensifies mobilisation for the 2031 presidential bid of its chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The warning was delivered by Jimmy Lwanga, former Njeru …
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COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | By the time President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took oath of office on 29 January 1986, the young guerrilla had already made his most consequential political decision. He would not govern alone. Of the forty-eight ministers he swore in during those first weeks, nearly half came …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Regional local government leaders across the Western Region are convening August 31-September 04 at the National Institute of Leadership in Kyankwanzi District in a major programme by the Manifesto Implementation Unit (MIU) to equip them with the knowledge and capacity to understand and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on NRM Members of Parliament to strengthen oversight of government programmes and take a leading role in fighting corruption and improving public service delivery. Museveni made the remarks during the 3rd NRM Parliamentary Caucus of the 12th Parliament at Speke …
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Independent MPs Sign Cooperation Agreement Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has further consolidated its influence in the 12th Parliament after dozens of Independent Members of Parliament signed a cooperation agreement allowing them to work closely with the ruling party. The memorandum of …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | A 39-year-old Boda Boda rider in Arua City has defeated NRM flagbearer and incumbent Jane Japyem, now in her sixties, to win the LC 1 seat for Ezoova Cell, Driwala Ward, Ayivu Division, Arua City. In what the security team described as the most hotly …
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The young party has learned that opposition politics in Uganda follows a familiar script: arrest, denial, detention, court, bail and another wait for justice COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Few political parties in Uganda’s post-independence history have evolved as dramatically as the National Unity Platform (NUP). …
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Masaka, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission has cancelled the nomination of Augustine Mukasa Luswata, the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate for Njumaga Cell Chairperson in Katwadde Ward, Masaka City, for seeking a political office without resigning from public service. According to a decision communicated by Masaka City Returning Officer …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
