Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network the suspects attacked and destroyed two vehicles belonging to Mugasa’s camp. They smashed the windscreens of both vehicles.
Read more ...Robert Muyimbwa, the Kyotera DP spokesperson, says they will do whatever it takes to ensure that the suspects get bail and justice at the same time.
Read more ...In polling stations visited by Uganda Radio Network Reporters in different parts of the country, polling materials hadn’t yet arrived by 8 am despite the voting exercise that should have started by 7 am. There was also very low or no turn up of voters in some of the polling stations visited at the time.
Read more ...Moses Opio, the Kwania District Probation Officer blames the rising cases on Gender-Based Violence in the community. The Sub County has registered over 137 cases of Gender-Based Violence within a space of two months, mostly in Amorigoga and Abany parishes.
Read more ...According to the results declared by the Rukiga District Returning Officer, Rebecca Mbabazi, Ndyomugyenyi polled 10,911 votes. Adson Kakuru came second with 10,550 votes followed by Herbert Kabafunzaki in third position with 9,623 votes.
Read more ...In some polling stations visited by URN by 7:00am, materials like basins, registers, furniture, ballots, biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVK) were yet to be delivered.
Read more ...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 ...Omoro District Registrar Denise Obong told URN in an interview that they started the distribution of the polling materials at 2:30am to enable them save time in the morning and ensure that polling starts at 7:00am, the time specified by the Electoral Commission.
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 ...Asadu Jjemba, a resident of Kabembe says the deceased is among several NUP supporters who were kidnapped by people driving in a white numberless van during in the night of January 13th, 2021.
Read more ...Brian Basisa the NUP Kasese District coordinator says the last hour settlement follows internal discussions among opposition forces where they realized that they are fighting a common enemy.
Read more ...Prior to moving to Nakaseke Central Constituency, Bbumba represented Nakaseke North in parliament for over two decades and made a name for herself through the massive rural electrification project.
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 cost of testing at the time was too high at the US $65 and later US$ 50 per person. As a result, we have never been able to resume our activities, especially, since as you all know, we do not receive any funding for expenditures such as COVID-19 resting,” the UTTA statement.
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.
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