Tag Archives: Yoweri Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice Forum Party-JEEMA has pulled out of the 3rd Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD Summit. The summit will be held on Friday at Kololo Independence grounds.  In a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of IPOD, the party’s President Asuman said that they didn’t have …

Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The East African Community’s 21st Heads of States Summit, which saw Kenya take over the chairmanship of the community, was unique in many ways, including being the first to be held virtually.  It also came at a time, when two of the members of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Justice Forum Party is undecided on whether to attend the 3rd summit of Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue-IPOD. The summit scheduled for Friday this week at Kololo Independence grounds shall be chaired by the National Resistance Movement- NRM Chairman Yoweri Museveni.   The summit that brings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Congolese nationals have continued flocking Uganda through Lake Albert despite the border closure. In March last year, President, Yoweri Museveni closed Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC as part of the measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.      A joint …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation has published the gazetted notice in which former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu seeks to withdraw his presidential election petition. The Gazette is the official weekly newspaper in which all government decisions and bills among others are published before they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Heads of Political Parties organized under the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD are set to conduct their 3rd Summit on March 5th at the Kololo Independence ground. IPOD brings together parties with representation in Parliament to dialogue on issues affecting the country and political players in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The former Presidential Candidate of the National Unity Platform-NUP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi wine has called upon the families of abducted victims to be ready and join him anytime once he rises to demand freedom of their relatives. Kyagulanyi  made the remarks  during a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The decision to petition and to withdraw may be the petitioner’s alone, but it is of concern to all citizens as it seeks to overturn the results of the general election that determined who will lead their country for the next five years beginning mid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Counsel for President Yoweri Museveni, the Attorney General and Electoral Commission have this morning found the Supreme Court registry closed.  Last week, the Supreme Court issued strict timelines for hearing the presidential election petition by the National Unity Platform-NUP President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.  The petition …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Unfulfilled pledges by President Yoweri Museveni and internal party wrangles cost the National Resistance Movement support in Wakiso district. In the just-concluded elections, the NRM party lost in all the eight constituencies in Wakiso District.  They include Entebbe Municipality, Busiro South, Busiro North, Nansana Municipality, …