The residents want the leaders to put more attention on the improvement of health services, agriculture, job creation, fight corruption, land grabbing and uplift education standards among others.
Read more ...According to Dr Odoi, those who opted to contest as independents only 42 (25 direct representatives and 17 women representatives) of the defiant 501 who stood after losing primaries managed to win and the rest lost in the general elections, an indication that the NRM electoral commission had originally done well its job by putting them aside.
Read more ...According to the Budget committee's report on the budget framework paper presented by the Vice Chairperson Patrick Isiagi, debt payments including domestic arrears have eaten up the largest portion taking up 34.4% of the budget equivalent to shillings 15.773 trillion, nearly three quarters of the total revenue collection.
Read more ...Court heard that between November 2014 and March 2015, Olinga stole more than 46 million shillings belonging to Kotido District Local government using his position as the District Health Officer.
Read more ...The SPCs argue that in addition to their monthly earning of 375,200 Shillings, they were also promised 40,000 Shillings per voting day, which they are yet to receive.
Read more ...Among the nominees are incumbent MP and Security Minister General Elly Tumwine, Works Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, and Gen David Muhoozi the Chief of Defense Forces.
Read more ...Kiyimba had challenged the outcome of the January 14 Parliamentary polls stating that they were affected by numerical errors which cost him a well-deserved victory. According to the Electoral Commission, Kiyimba polled 6,684 votes, to finish the race behind the NUP candidate Twaha Kagabo who scored 8,883.
Read more ...On Friday during Mushikor’s Requiem Service at St. Andrew Cathedral Church in Mbale City, Dr Wabuloko told the mourners that the deceased succumbed to Covid-19.
Read more ...The vaccine is a combination of an engineered protein from the virus and a plant based ingredient which helps the body generate a stronger immune response to the virus. If the body encounters the virus after vaccination, the immune system should be able to fight off the virus
Read more ...Museveni scoring 100 percent at a polling station in Kiruhura isn’t unprecedented. But the magnitude is unmatched, if compared to scores of the previous elections. For instance, in the 2016 election, Museveni scored 100 percent at 'only' 141 polling stations, most of them were in Kiruhura, while others were in Nakaseke.
Read more ...Veronica Nakasiita a resident of Lwanabatya Landing Site says, after a boat accident where Four women and three children drowned in Lake Victoria last week, the search for their bodies started immediately.
Read more ...In 2019 alone, 75 per cent of African democracies saw their scores decline, and electoral processes in Africa have failed to become the path for political reform and democratic politics. The reasons are many, including weak electoral management and executive aggrandizement.
Read more ...Statistics from the Electoral Commission shows that 34,916 voters out of the registered 103,401 in Gulu City voted in the 2021 Presidential elections representing 37.3%.
Read more ...Over 200 km of roads were left in sorry states following the heavy torrential rain that was received last year.
Read more ...The tribunal membership currently remains secret but Uganda Radio Network-URN has learnt that this is made of 6 bishops and chaired by the Church Chancellor.
Read more ...Eleven months after school closures due to the covid-19 pandemic, Filbert Baguma, the Uganda national teachers Union executive secretary says that at this rate the government needs to think outside the box and develop several strategies for different situations and different schools.
Read more ...The 501Y.V2 variant, first identified in South Africa, is predominant and powering record case numbers in South Africa and the sub-region. It has been found in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, the French Indian Ocean region of Mayotte, Zambia and in 24 non-African nations.
Read more ...Mariam Katusiime a resident of Kimaga trading center explains that thugs attacked Kato's shop at around 10:00 pm and opened fire leaving him with injuries. Katusiime adds that Kato's wife Nakaggwa attempted to flee but the assailants shot at her and died on spot.
Read more ...NRM won in Kamwokya 2B and Kamwokya 2C parishes defeating NUP candidates; FDC, DP and independent candidates.
Read more ...Ochom indicates that each policing division will need 95 million shillings to establish CABIS. Police records indicate there are 161 policing division across the country and this means about 15.3 billion shillings will be spent on the project.
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