By Isaac Senabulya on January 11, 2016
elections, violence
Latest Uganda News, Politics
Human Rights Network (HURINET) has warned that the exhibited forced disappearance and killing of people without following the law might take the country in turmoil it has ever experienced before. The Executive Director HURINET Muhammad Ndifuna says Ugandans would not want to be taken back to the history that caused war in the past regime where […]
By Emma Laura N. Kisa on January 9, 2016
campaigns, elections, KCCA, Parliament, Posters
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Laws, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Kampala members of parliament have forced parliament to suspend the fees charged by KCCA for candidates contesting for different posts in Kampala to pin up their posters in the city. This came up after MPs in Kampala who include Latif Ssebagala, John Simbwa, Moses Kasibante cried to parliament to suspend this fees charged for campaign posters […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 8, 2016
elections, Presidential candidates, Presidential debate
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The organizers of the first ever presidential live debate in Uganda are maintaining that all candidates must be present for the debate and will not give room for their representatives. According to the chairman of the elders’ forum of Uganda who are part of the organizers of the live debate, Justice James Ogola maintains that they […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, NRM
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni blames the NRM secretariate and government officials for failure to track and monitor closely government programmes. According to the president a lot has been done but some programmes have not benefited the intended persons citing some programmes which he promised some time but they have not been worked on. He says RDCs, […]
By Gerald Businge on January 6, 2016
Bujagali falls, campaigns, elections
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Rukiga County Members of Parliament Jack Sabiti has warned president Yoweri Museveni against involving his name among the members of parliament who had blocked Bujagali dam construction in the 6th parliament. Recently, President Museveni, while on his campaign trail in Rukiga County, lashed out at Jack Sabiti saying he was among the opposition MPs that opposed […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, persons with disabilities, PWDs
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The marginalized groups in the country mentioning women, girls, PWDs, elderly and the young are seriously called upon to pause very serious questions to all political candidates who come asking for votes if the issues affecting them are to be heard and addressed. With the country now in the political season and all candidates promising heaven […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
Candidates, elections
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The minister of state for Agriculture Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja has demanded democratic party supporters to put task on their leaders to show them the memorandum of understanding with the presidential candidate John Patrick Amama Mbabazi . Sempijja says that DP must show the power-sharing agreement to their supporters with Mbabazi so as are not locked out […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, Electoral Commission
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The electoral commission has again come out to explain itself on why it restricted candidates from holding campaigns or even touring public places like, hospitals, markets and schools. The commission’s secretary, Sam Rwakojo states that this has been done not to limit certain candidates and give way for others but this has been done to protect […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, Kabale
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Economic monitoring minister Henry Banyenzaki has defended himself against the shame he received from a section of his voters in Rubanda west when they booed him on the podium while with the president in broad day light. In his defense, Banyenzaki said that while in Kabaale that those who booed him were drunkard hooligans paid […]
By Isaac Senabulya on December 16, 2015
elections, fire arms, fort portal, National council youth polls, youth
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2011 General elections
Following the conclusion of what they termed as unfair youth elections in the national council youth polls in Fortportal, youth under the Uganda youth network are raising concerns over the continued escalation of firearms by fellow youth whom they now fear are putting lives of the citizens at risk. Ahmed Haji from the youth network who […]