“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 […]
“One of the many reasons I left NRM was the whole idea that you’re not allowed to think for yourself. I would often make posts criticizing government dysfunction and corruption, and then my inbox would be flooded with messages asking why I’m fighting the government,” he said. National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis […]
He alleged that despite investing substantial sums of money in his attempts to secure the NUP party flag in both the 2021 and 2026 elections, the party denied him the ticket on both occasions, forcing him to run as an independent candidate. Former Nansana Municipality parliamentary aspirant Eng. Stephen Kaweesa has shifted his political ambitions […]
“The Central Executive Committee of the NRM, sitting on Friday at Entebbe State House, designated the NRM and NRM-leaning MPs to the various committees, the committee leadership and to the Parliamentary Commission,” Dombo said in a post on X. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) has designated three new backbench Members of […]
Baryamureeba further argued that current political developments have created a perception that the Executive arm of government is under the command of the NRM chairman, while the military and Legislature are under the influence of the PLU chairman. Former Makerere University Vice Chancellor and former presidential candidate Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba has urged President Yoweri Museveni […]
“The family and myself thank God for having given us Maama, kept her safe in the years of orphanhood and prospering her in the subsequent years up to today,” Museveni said. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni survived what he described as a […]
The dispute widened further when Mudoma announced an end to the rotational five-year term system, proposing instead that leadership should be held for life until death, after which it would move to another family. By Rogers Wandulu The Bugisu cultural institution, once established as a symbol of unity and identity for the people of Bugisu, […]
Nameere added that she could not find the emotional strength to campaign against Nakimuli’s family and the candidate they have chosen to continue her legacy. The State Minister for Local Government and Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere Nsubuga has announced that she will not participate in her party’s campaign activities for the Kalangala District […]
According to Kabanda, attempts to discredit the Chief of Defence Forces have backfired and contributed to the rise of a youth-driven political movement that increasingly views Muhoozi as a key figure in the future of the NRM. A fresh political storm has erupted within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) after Kasambya County Member of […]