Police officers and election officials fled the scene as the situation became increasingly tense, leaving residents protesting what they described as an unfair electoral process. Voting in the Local Council One (LC1) chairperson elections across Mukono District on Tuesday was marred by violence, protests and allegations of electoral malpractice, with polling suspended in several villages […]
“Ndagire halted the process before it was concluded and told us she was calling Ssekirya and security personnel to intervene. How then does Ssekirya come and declare Kafeero the winner in an election that was never concluded?” Lukenge asked. Dickson Lukenge Nsabwa, the son of the Bishop of Mukono Diocese, Rt. Rev. Enos Kitto Kagodo, […]
“Following complaints from the public, some presiding officers have been dropped altogether, while others have been transferred to different polling stations to ensure transparency and fairness,” he said. At least 25 village chairpersons in Mukono District have been elected unopposed ahead of Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, as electoral and security officials declared their […]
He said 20 of the unopposed candidates are from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), while two belong to the National Unity Platform (NUP). The remaining three are independents. Mukono Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hajat Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka has warned schools against involving boarding students in Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, saying the practice is […]
Although the High Court nullified Nalukoola’s election to the 11th Parliament, the parliamentary term has since ended. Nalukoola contested again in the 2026 General Election and was elected once more as the Member of Parliament for Kawempe North. The Court of Appeal has commenced hearing an election appeal filed by Kawempe North Member of Parliament […]
After realizing that her accusers were so serious given the backing of the police detectives, Emily Nabatanzi accepted that indeed she was not a female but rather a male. People in Kampala witnessed drama when a long-known Slay Queen widely known by her social media (TikTok) brand name, Sinful Bae, alleged original names Emily Nabatanzi […]
Thousands of Ugandans travel abroad each year in search of jobs, hoping to improve their livelihoods and support families back home, but some have encountered difficult working conditions and, in some cases, lost their lives. A Ugandan migrant worker has died in Saudi Arabia under circumstances that remain under investigation, leaving her family and friends […]
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023, reports have emerged of Africans being lured with promises of lucrative jobs in Russia, only to end up fighting on the frontlines. When Miriam Musisi, a resident of Kigogwa in Wakiso District, escorted her husband to Entebbe International Airport on December 23, 2025, she believed he […]
The tragic accident has plunged families, friends and the education fraternity into mourning, with dozens of parents receiving the bodies of their children and loved ones for burial. Sheilah Gashumba Condemns Police Over Alleged Assault During National Cleaning Day Enforcement A remarkable story of survival has emerged from the devastating King David Junior School road […]
“Come on @PoliceUg, you didn’t even beat the guy who killed those kids in the day care or the people who stoned the rugby player to death but you beat a youth who was walking around during cleaning time! Don’t you have bigger priorities! Shame on you!” Ugandan media personality and socialite Sheilah Gashumba has […]
