The Electoral Commission (EC) has set March 13, 2025, as the date for the by-election to fill the Kawempe North Parliamentary seat. This seat fell vacant following the death of Muhammad Ssegirinya, who died at Lubaga Hospital after weeks of hospitalisation. On Monday, the EC Chairperson Simon Byabakama announced that the electoral process to elect […]
President Museveni has given an express order for the arrest of leaders implicated in the grabbing of South Busoga Central Forest Reserve at Malongo and Kityerera in Mayuge district, and unconditional cancellation of land titles acquired thereon. Museveni also promised to start on a process of empowering fishermen to conduct policing activities on the lake themselves, saying […]
An outspoken Mukono Pentecostal church activist has called on Ugandans to desist from temptations of being derailed from traditional set ups by what he termed irregular politics characterized by division and hatred. The head of Mt. Lebanon Christian Churches in Uganda, Bp. Samuel Lwandasa lamented that although over sh50bn worth of merchandise crosses the district […]
Mukono Municipality parliamentary seat, currently occupied by Betty Nambooze Bakireke, continues to be a hot cake attracting more aspirants by the day. Today, close to ten wishfuls think Nambooze has had enough and are all swearing to defeat her come 2026. They include; George Fred Kagimu, the former Mayor for Mukono Municipality, Mike Ssegawa, the deputy […]
NRM secretariat on Saturday January 25, 2025 launched the second phase of the party register display and verification with a call to members to fully participate and notice ghosts and none members. The countrywide exercise is slated to take effect at the village level right from Wednesday January 29, 2025. The party secretariat last month […]
True, 2026 is the year for official ballot casting, but real, live, potent and active politicking kicks off in earnest, this calendar year 2025. It is the year of business for both aspirants and voters alike, time to brace for the toughest leg of the campaigns. Internalizing the techniques of coming to terms with abuses and […]
True, 2026 is the year for official ballot casting, but real, live, potent and active politicking kicks off in earnest, this calendar year 2025. It is the year of business for both aspirants and voters alike, time to brace for the toughest leg of the campaigns. Internalizing the techniques of coming to terms with abuses and […]
As days to the 2026 general elections tick away, more and more Ugandans continue to pick interest to contest in various electable positions in the country, and Mbale City Woman’s MP seat has not stood in isolation in this respect, as five people are hotly warming to topple sitting MP Connie Nakayenze Galiwango. While incumbent […]
In an Extraordinary Meeting held yesterday, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) resolved to endorse President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Dr Hussein Mwinyi as the party’s presidential candidates for the Union Government and Zanzibar, respectively, for the 2025 General Election. The resolution that was passed unanimously by over 1,900 members present was read by Ng’wasi Kamani, member […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned against the dangers of politics of tribalism and identity, emphasizing that they will not solve the country’s problems. Speaking at the pass-out ceremony of over 750 Guild student leaders from higher institutions of learning at Nkumba University on Saturday, Museveni stressed the importance of prioritizing the politics of interest […]