Butaleja

Butaleja woman MP calls on CSOs to support bills in the realisation of vision 2040

Butaleja woman MP calls on CSOs to support bills in the realisation of vision 2040

Butaleja woman Member of Parliament Milly Mugenyi has called upon civil society and stakeholders to support bills that back funding for ministries and government departments if vision 2040 is to be realized. MP Mugyenyi  is concerned that most times ministries and departments are not functional because they don’t have enough funds to carry out their activities. She says […]

Losers in Butaleja woman MP elections threatens to sue NRM over vote rigging

  The losers in Monday’s woman MP by elections in Butaleja are planning to sue the electoral commission and the government over vote rigging in favour of the National Resistance Movement candidate Florence Andiru Nebanda. The race attracted five candidates. Others were Sarah Annet Logose (independent), Betty Hamba (Independent), Perusi Munabi (independence) and Forum for […]

Police, UPDF beat opposition supporters in Butaleja

 The candidates in the Butaleja women parliamentary by-elections have complained about the heavy deployment of police, Ugandan Peoples Defence Forces and military police in the district during Monday’s voting. Felistus Namwihiriri of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says that the police and other security agencies have beaten their supporters and arrested dozens of others. Addressing […]

Three cleared to contest for Butaleja woman MP seat

The first day of Nomination of candidates for the Butaleja district woman parliamentary race has closed today with three people so far cleared. According to the returning officer Mable Wakabi they are Betty Hamba an independent, FDC flag bearer FelistusNamuhiriri and PeruthMunaaba also an independent. Four candidates have booked nomination time tomorrow. They are NRM’s […]

Museveni to construct offices in Buhweju, Butaleja, Buvuma, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Rubirizi

The office of the president is preparing to construct offices in Buhweju, Butaleja, Buvuma, Nakapiripirit, Napak, and Rubirizi district. The sources in statehouse have informed us that the office of the President has put aside over 36 billion shillings to be used for the acquisition of a contractor to carry out the construction of Government […]