During her appearance in court, Nambaziira explained that she instead acquired vocational training in hairdressing from Mengo Youth Vocational Center through the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT). The course covered hair plaiting, hair washing and styling. How does someone who says she never sat the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) or the Uganda Certificate of Education […]
The court consequently dismissed the petition, confirming Nameere as the duly elected Woman MP for Masaka City. Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere Nsubuga has attributed her victory in an election petition filed by her rival, Rose Nalubowa, to divine intervention, saying God had helped her overcome what she described as political mafias and enemies. […]
Representing the Inspector General of Police, the Regional Police Commander for the Savannah Region, Barnard Mugerwa praised Ssemanda for raising his children well. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has honoured the legacy of former Mukono Town Board and Town Council Chairperson, Charles Ssemanda, describing him as a committed National Resistance Movement (NRM) member who maintained cordial […]
The court subsequently ordered that the election petition be withdrawn and declared Kakooza the duly elected chairperson of Kyampisi Sub-county. The National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate who challenged the election of National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Kakooza Muhammad as Kyampisi Sub-county chairperson in Mukono District has withdrawn the election petition, ending the legal challenge against […]
“Some people miscalculated, but slowly we have taken the role in fighting corruption in the army and now we are beginning to wake up. Hon. Balaam is implementing what I have been talking about all the time,” Museveni said. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked NRM Members of Parliament to return to the party’s grassroots […]
The lawyer also told court that issues surrounding Kalangwa’s death, disputes over his property and expenses reportedly incurred during his burial had complicated Birungi’s ability to continue pursuing the election challenge. The High Court in Mukono has formally recognised NUP’s Harriet Nakwedde as the duly elected Woman Member of Parliament for Kayunga District following the […]
Muyizzi said the court consequently dismissed Ssempijja’s request to extend the filing period and confirmed Kiruluuta as the Member of Parliament for Kalungu East. The High Court in Masaka has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Yusuf Kiruluuta Junior Nkerettanyi in the Kalungu East parliamentary election. The petition […]
“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 […]