Activists under their umbrella body Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) are asking government to halt the process of leasing out Namulonge land to businessman Sudhir Rupareria to grow flowers saying the said land is meant to be used by the research center for agricultural development. Addressing journalists in Kampala today the Executive Director ACCU, Cissy Kagaba, stated that flowers are […]
Voters in Amuria, Katakwi, Bukedea and Napak are confused after checking for their particulars on the voter register and finding that their particulars, despite submitting them during the national ID registration process, are not appearing on the register. Speaking to one of the voter education officers from Amuria district, Nathan Ebil, he tells us that many voters in the above mentioned districts are very […]
Kibaale District deputy RDC Emmy Ngabirano wants National Forestry Authority (NFA) to stop all its activities of evicting people out of the forest in which they encroached illegally until the 2016 elections are done. According to Ngabirano, evicting people from the forest even if they settled there illegally might cause unnecessary unrest, and disgust to the seating government. This comes […]
Two NRM rebel Members of Parliament are seemingly plotting to return their nomination forms at the party headquarters. This as the party delayed to have a common understating granting them authority to be entirely accepted into the party. Sources indicate that the Central Executive committee was supposed to meet the Chairman of the party and approve […]
NRM MPs allegedly forging academic papers are in trouble after the party’s Electoral Commission headed by Tanga Odoi seeks critical information from the Uganda National Examinations Board [UNEB]. The national examinations board was approached by the party’s legal experts to avail them with crucial information in relation to particulars of the aspirants who are under […]
Kampala central Member of Parliament Mohamed Nsereko Zake says abandoning NRM party ticket for the same parliamentary seat will not affect him. This as Nsereko resolved not to participate in NRM party primaries; Nsereko says that he is waiting to tussle it out with NRM party candidate. He said that standing as independent Member of Parliament would be […]
The Electoral Commission has launched a voter’s education module that’s to guide and empower the citizens to exercise their rights and participate in the electoral process. The manuscript compiled by Civic Education Coalition in Uganda (CECU) that is to be translated into 17 major local languages is to create awareness of the procedures and relevant laws […]
Youth have vowed to shun whoever wants to lead this country in 2016 unless he or she agrees to their demands. The demands were contained in what they called the youth manifesto authored by youth organizations in conjunction with Uganda parliamentary forum on youth affairs led by the female national youth MP Monica Amoding. Among […]
Opposition MPs welcomed the Former Premier John Patrick Amama Mbabazi’s decision to stand as an independent presidential candidate for 2016 General elections. They said that Mbabazi’s quitting of NRM will give the opposition a platform to win. Speaking to reporters at Parliament, the Leader of Opposition Phillip Wafula Ogutu said any percentage taken from NRM during elections will […]
Incumbent legislators’ seats are threatened after over 1000 people picked forms to challenge them for parliamentary seats of constituencies. The women MP positions have over 200 challengers. In total, there are 1,550 people including incumbent MPs who have picked forms to contest for direct constituencies while for district women MP seats, there are 410 contestants […]