Tumwebaze told URN on phone that they were arrested moments after accessing the palace and whisked off to the Army barracks for questioning.
Read more ...Atuhurira also says that they have replaced or dropped some of the presiding officers for mishandling the previous elections. She cites a presiding officer who used the declaration form signed by a presiding officer from another polling station.
Read more ...Ismael Takik Atwijukire, the Kasese District Returning Officer attributes the high number of invalid votes to the limited voter sensitisation in this year’s general elections.
Read more ...In December, the party released 60 Billion Shillings, to enable flag bearers canvass support for President Museveni. The money was meant to facilitate the procurement of campaign logistics and materials to support their respective campaigns.
Read more ...The UN agency is seeking USD 38 million to continue work in the region. Without this support, 28 aircraft that patrol the skies to spot and spray swarms could be grounded as early as March.
Read more ...Tai told Uganda Radio Network-URN in an interview on Tuesday night that during interrogations, the legislator complained that he wasn’t feeling well and requested for a break. “He came in ok and voluntarily, he recorded a statement but later he said he wasn’t feeling well. I was seated with him in my office with some of his people and police officers, he requested for a break because he wasn’t feeling well,” Tai told URN.
Read more ...If this remains unchanged, Ugandans will spend not less than 13 billion Shillings a month or 158 billion Shillings annually, almost 36 billion Shillings more than last year’s salary and fixed allowance expenditure. In 2018, Ugandan MPs were also the highest-paid legislators in Africa, according to Mark Babatunde, an author at Face2FaceAfrica.
Read more ...Court heard that security intercepted the accused persons on their way to court and took them to Makindye Military barracks before they appeared before the General Court-martial on charges of illegal possession of ammunition before they were remanded to Kitalya prisons.
Read more ...The Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says they have received information about ‘hooligans’ who intend to wreak havoc on voters and businesses in the city during the elections.
Read more ...During last week’s presidential and parliamentary elections, several polling stations faced challenges that include using the Biometric Voter Verification Kit (BVVK) machines owing to knowledge gaps, checking voter’s registers and guiding voters on how to proceed during vote casting.
Read more ...The area Defense Secretary only identified as Umaru reported Sanka’s death to police after receiving a report from his landlady, Hamida Nabuume.
Read more ...On Tuesday, the applicants through their lawyers of PACE and Company Advocates led by George Musisi argue that they have a constitutional right to apply for bail and that the charges against them are bailable.
Read more ...In Kagadi town many of his followers are seen gathered in groups discussing silently and wondering what is going on as no one could communicate to them whether Bisaka is Dead or not.
Read more ...“All the 11 guards were arrested and later released after recording statements with PSU. They are being accused of deviating from police operation procedures when they were guarding presidential candidates. The IGP said they disrespected orders of OCs and DPCs,” source said.
Read more ...Moses Atan Okia, the Soroti City East MP elect, says Patrick Amuriat Oboi’s candidature in the presidential election boosted their support in Teso. Amuriat hails from Teso sub region.
Read more ...Hassan Kamba accuses Busia District Returning Officer for using manipulated declaration-DR form from Kisenyi (N-Z) polling station in Western division to declare the winner.
Read more ...Yasin Madoi, the NUP Industrial City Division parliamentary candidate, says declaration forms were signed prior to the end of the election, which is illegal. He says he intends to seat down with him to decide a way forward on their next course of action.
Read more ...Aber told Uganda Radio Network in an interview Tuesday that leaders should be able to groom others who will take over their positions to avoid scenarios of clinging to office.
Read more ...The just released annual report indicates that they only did 92 inspections of manufacturing sources of the 200 that they had scheduled to conduct.
Read more ...Addressing journalists at the DP headquarters in Kampala, the party Spokesperson, Enock Opio Okoler, said the entire election right from the campaigns was marred with human right violations and can’t pass the test of free and fair elections.
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