As Ugandans are grappling with how to reconcile with the aftermath of the short lived but hard-to-forget March 13th Kawempe North parliamentary by-election, members of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party have rejected the by election result released by the electoral commission. It has been reliably learnt that during the […]
The Electoral Commission has declared Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North by-election. Nalukoola has garnered 17,764 votes followed by NRM’s Faridah Nambi with 8,593, Mulerwa Hanifah Karadi, independent 381, Luwemba Lusswa Muhammad 240 and FDC’s Sadat Mukiibi a.k.a Khalifah Aganaga 239. Others are; Muhamood Mutazindwa Independent, 186, […]
Eky’okuba munnakibiina kya NUP, Sipiika wa disitulikiti y’e Mukono, Betty Hope Nakasi tekimulobedde kwambalira munnakibiina munne, Bernard Ssempaka akiikirira ab’e Nakifuma mu kkanso ya disitulikiti y’e Mukono nga n’entabwe kw’eva kwe kugenda mu kkanso ng’ayambadde akakofiira ka NUP akamanyiddwa nga ‘beret’. Ng’akubiriza kkanso, sipiika Nakasi nga naye munnakibiina kya NUP yategeezezza nti kibi nnyo abantu […]
Kyambogo University Electoral Commission (EC) has disqualified two prominent guild presidential candidates 2024/2025 for flouting the university rules and guidelines. The affected candidates include, National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Humphrey Mugalya and National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Thomas Rwantonzi a.k.a Masavu. It is alleged that one of the reasons which made the duo to be disqualified was […]
Six days to the ballot casting day for Kawempe North by-election, candidates have changed tactics from the mainstream rallies to intensified ‘kakuyege’ (house-to-house) campaigning in the last minute canvassing for votes. NRM candidate Hajat Faridah Nambi was in Mpererwe ward meeting youths and women and selling his manifesto to them. They variously asked her to […]
As unrest rages in the National Unity Platform (NUP) camp since campaigns for Kawempe North parliamentary by-election were flagged off last week, party members continue to cry out over alleged irregular arrest of their members, whom they claim are taken to unknown places. In the latest of such developments, Ssentongo Shakur was on Wednesday picked […]
The Principal of National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been heartbroken while visiting some of the party supporters who were on Monday injured by the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT) and other security agencies on their trail to the rally of Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola. Kyagulanyi had led the party leaders and supporters to […]
Over 20 supporters of Kawempe North NUP candidate Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola including two Member of Parliament, Muwada Nkunyingi (Kyadondo East) and Derrick Nyeko (Makindye East) are allegedly detained at Wandegeya Police Station following their arrest in the ongoing scuffle between NUP supporters and operatives of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT). The detainees were […]
The second day for the Kawempe North by-election campaign rounds for the National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary candidate, Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, turned bitter for Mukono North MP, Abdallah Kiwanuka Mulimamayuuni, when he was confronted by armed men travelling in the notorious Drone minibus, bundled inside and driven away. Kiwanuka who was travelling with his other […]
As voters in Kawempe North brace up for next Thursday’s by-election to replace fallen Muhammad Ssegirinnya, the two giants in the battle, Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola of NUP and Faridah Nambi of NRM have begun the vote hunting phase in a high tempo with each swearing to give the other a red nose. The others […]