The Archbishop of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Uganda, Ps. Dr. John Kakembo has appealed to Ugandans to exhibit more love and responsibility during the elections. In a national election message, Pastor Kakembo says all Ugandans need to appreciate each other’s right and responsibility to participate in elections that decide how the country is […]
President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that there will be no violence or instability during the 2010 elections period. Museveni describes as enemies people spreading rumours and fears amongst Ugandans that there is likely to be violence and unrest after the February 2011 elections. Speaking during national peace prayers held on Sunday at Kololo airstrip, […]
The President of the People’s Development Party (PDP) Dr. Abed Bwanika has dismissed rumours that he has thrown in a towel and crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Rumours have been doing rounds in the city that Pastor Bwanika who is among the eight Presidential candidates in the 2011 elections has crossed […]
The Supreme Court had today granted an injunction to stay execution of a Constitutional Court ruling that removed Budaka West MP, William Okecho and 69 other MPs from Parliament, and declared their candidature for the same seat in the 2011 elections null and void. The five Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki […]
The Chairman Electoral Commission Eng. Badru Kiggundu has said that he is ready to conduct the elections on Friday 18th this month. While addressing the media in Kampala, the confidently talking Kiggundu said that even if elections were held today he is ready to conduct them. Kiggundu has promised to produce the results in 48 […]
By Mugisa Isaac Mathias The Supreme Court will on Friday hear two petitions challenging the dismissal of 70 Member of Parliament from parliament in a case filed against William Okecho and the government. The Supreme Court pane of five Judges led by Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki will handle the petition one filled by the Attorney […]
With barely 10 days left to the February 18th presidential elections, President Museveni will sleep comfortably following the latest opinion poll results showing he will win by 65%. In its latest research done between 26th and 30th January 2011, the Afrobarometer says President Yoweri Museveni of the National resistance Movement is still leading with 65% […]
“Honour your vote. Vote issues not wolokoso” is the latest slogan plastered everywhere. But what is wolokoso? My nine-year-old niece thought it was one of the presidential candidates. Unreliable sources confirm that wolokoso means things that don’t make sense. Eight candidates are competing for the post of President in the upcoming elections. They all claim […]
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnny Carson has today held meetings with opposition Presidential candidates and President Yoweri Museveni over the February 18 elections. Carson met Dr. Kiiza Besigye of the Inter party Cooperation/ Forum for Democratic Change, Olara Otunnu of the Uganda People’s Congress and Norbert Mao of the Democratic […]
Tthe presidential candidate on Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC)/Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket Retired Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has written a letter to the Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima asking him not to involve the army in the elections. Speaking to Journalists in Kampala today, Besigye said that army officers’ utterances that army will be […]