The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission, Dr. Badru Kiggundu has declared President Museveni winner of Uganda’s 2011 presidential election with a landslide victory of 68.38 per cent of 8, 272, 760 total votes cast. Kiggundu says Museveni obtained 5, 428, 369 votes, FDC/Inter-Party Cooperation flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye, has obtained 2, 064, 963 […]
The flag bearer of the National Resistance Movement, President Yoweri Museveni has won the 2011 presidential election with a convincing majority. The Electoral Commission Chairman, Dr. Badru Kiggundu will shortly this Sunday announce the full official results, but preliminary results indicate Museveni is leading with more than 68%. The Electoral Commission says President Museveni has […]
The Speaker of Uganda’s parliament, Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has finally done what he should have done over four months ago by suspending over 70 members of the 8th parliament for having crossed over to other police camps to get nominated for the 2011 elections. This follows the Supreme Court affirmation of an earlier Constitutional Court […]
President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that there will be no violence or instability during the 2010 elections period. Museveni describes as enemies people spreading rumours and fears amongst Ugandans that there is likely to be violence and unrest after the February 2011 elections. Speaking during national peace prayers held on Sunday at Kololo airstrip, […]
The High Court in Masaka has today found Arua Municiplaity MP, Akbar Godi guilty of murdering his wife, Rehema Ceasar. Presiding Judge, Lawrence Gidudu says the prosecution had adduced enough evidenceto implicate Godi in the murder of his estranged wife. The Judge agreed with Principal state attorney Joan Kagezi that there was enough evidence to […]
“Honour your vote. Vote issues not wolokoso” is the latest slogan plastered everywhere. But what is wolokoso? My nine-year-old niece thought it was one of the presidential candidates. Unreliable sources confirm that wolokoso means things that don’t make sense. Eight candidates are competing for the post of President in the upcoming elections. They all claim […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board has released the 2010 Uganda Certificate of Education senior four examinations results showing more students managed to pass the exams although there was a decline in performance from 99.5% in 2009 compared to 93.5% in 2010. The results released by UNEB Executive Secretary Mathew Bukenya show that 243,305 students (80%) […]
The Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Dave Eckerson has assured Ugandans that the United States government will continue to support Uganda through funding different programmes that improve the lives of all people. Eckerson made the assurance during a meeting with Ugandan journalists in Kampala, in which he explained USAID’s activities and […]
Tthe presidential candidate on Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC)/Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket Retired Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has written a letter to the Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima asking him not to involve the army in the elections. Speaking to Journalists in Kampala today, Besigye said that army officers’ utterances that army will be […]
Peoples Development Party (PDP) has threatened to pull back from the presidential race if Electoral Commission does not issue voters cards to those who will be allowed to vote. Elias Wamala the National Campaigns Mobilizer of PDP presidential flag bearer Dr Abed Bwanika says that without voters’ cards to all the voters they are just […]