Eastern Region Youth are demanding for a speedy election of the youth Member of Parliament for their region despite pending court cases frustrating this election. Angry youth leaders from different districts of Eastern region told journalists in Kampala that they want the electoral commission to hold the Eastern youth election as soon as possible so that […]
The spokes person of the NRM campaign task force Hon. Mike Ssebalu says that the landslide victory registered in the LC elections across the country as well as the parliamentary elections is a true reflection that the party presidential flag bearer also swept the country in the presidential elections on 18th February. Addressing a news conference […]
The Member of Parliament elect who was among the Rebel MPs, Wilfred Nuwagaba, says the overwhelming support for their return to parliament is an indication that they defeated the party dictatorship which was imposed on them. Wilfred Nuwagaba who contested on the independent ticket and won the Ndorwa East parliamentary seat overwhelmingly says that in the […]
The journalists’ rights body Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRNJU) revealed that during the presidential and parliamentary campaign season and polling day, about 70 cases were recorded all having a bearing on the violation of the rights of journalists in the country, something the rights defenders says indicates signs of no respect to media […]
The newly elected Mawokota North MP, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde is maintaining her stand to continue extending basic social services to her electorates to better their living stands with Amelia being ready to work with her opponents in the just concluded race as one of the ways to develop and address challenges of the electorates. According […]
As Majority of the longest serving ministers and members of parliament lost in the just concluded parliamentary elections, those who survived speak out on how they made it. One of the ministers who has been in parliament for more than two terms Ruth Nankabirwa says although the election process was too tough, including her being challenged for over stay, she explains […]
Leaders of local NGOs are in fear that the State is after them following the statements raised against the just concluded presidential polls, something they are warning the state not to dear take on as they also call for a special and independent audit into the concluded exercise. Addressing journalists at UWONET offices, the executive director FIDA Uganda, Irene […]
HURINET executive director, Muhammed Ndifuuna has lashed out at the State which he is castigating for what he terms as illegal behaviors and acts which has seen rights and freedoms of FDC presidential flag bearer curtailed. Police arrested Dr. Besigye and took him to an unknown destination coupled with further acts of breaking through the […]
The member of parliament for Busiro East Merdard Segoona has asked youth and elderly to value their vote in 2016 elections and vote the president who will be accountable and committed to invest in livelihood programmes to boost their earning. Segoona says that youth and elderly have been deceived by politicians through the youth livelihood fund […]
The Chief European observer Eduard Kukan flagged off 54 short time election observers to respective areas across the country to observe voting, counting and tallying. On Election day the mission will be reinforced by a delegation of 7 Members of the European Parliament and 26 locally recruited short-term observers from the EU diplomatic community in Uganda. […]