Mayambala who was driving a Toyota Spacio only held open-campaign meetings in Kiriri, Kanoni and Kabulasoke trading centres in Gomba district, and had two stopovers in the trading centres of Mpigi district, where he addressed the electorate using a megaphone. Jamaal Kareem, the Media Coordinator of Mayambala’s campaign team said that they failed to complete their campaign trip because they did not have enough fuel to complete the journey. “We have done what was affordable within the means that were available to us. We don’t have fuel to continue up to Sembabule, ”Kareem said. But Kareem said that they were…
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Early this month, Bobi Wine rejected the security escort detail which was attached to him by the Electoral Commission after nomination. The presidential candidate said that his security detail failed the first test of their duties when they just looked on as he was being brutalized by their colleagues minutes after his nomination. “To put the Electoral Commission on the spot, how could they allow that to happen and up to now, they have not said anything about it right from their grounds. It is at that point that I want to announce that the honourable Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has asked…
According to James Muhwezi, the Manager Business Development Services at the Microfinance Support Centre, the objective of the training for the already formed saccos is for members to properly understand the concept of the initiative and harmonizing the key messages of the Emyooga. “This training will help associations to appreciate the principle of savings, group dynamics, credit management and mindset and working in cooperatives as a foundation for job and wealth creation. It will also prepare them(saccos) to facilitate the establishment of the structures to effectively manage the Emyooga fund,” Muhwezi noted. Since 2005 government has embarked on the promotion…
Museveni, who is also the Presidential flag bearer for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) made the statements while addressing a select group of party leaders for the Lango-sub region at Olili Primary School in Apac District. According to Museveni, no other political party or presidential candidate would have attracted huge crowds like the NRM if the situation was different. He said the NRM had decided it would engage voters through house-to-house mobilization. “If it was safe, there would be rallies and nobody would have bigger rallies than the NRM but we care about your safety. Don’t join those enemy…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has said the widespread poverty in Northern Uganda is one of the tools that incumbent President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni Kaguta is using to keep the region at bay. Kyagulanyi said that in his ‘New Uganda’ after being voted into power, he will use embark on redeveloping the region because of its full potential. Kyagulanyi made these remarks during his campaign in Pader, on Wednesday afternoon. “We all know that the fathers and mothers of Uganda’s independence came from Northern Uganda but today, we don’t have a voice…
The clerics also said such misconduct does not only stall church operations but also paints a bad picture on the country’s jurisprudence. The religious leaders were led by the Mufti of Uganda, who is also chairperson of IRCU, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, while the Judiciary was represented by Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo and Principal Judge Flavian Zeija. Sheikh Mubajje revealed that there is a certain magistrate, who asked for a bribe through a court clerk before giving a ruling in a land dispute, where he was involved. However, when Sheikh Mubajje told the magistrate that he would only ‘pay the bribe’…
Calling themselves as ‘NRM leaning independents’ say the objective of forming the alliance is to give people an opportunity to elect leaders of their choice. ‘’We believe the general election will be with clearly marked principles of one ma one vote to help people have a better choice than it was in the party primaries.’’ Says James Mulindambura publicity secretary of the NRM party in Hoima district. Mulindambura adds that’s NRM party democratic principles were dishonored when it comes to one man one vote a move, he says was among the reasons why back in 1980 saw the party start…
The man was arrested from Bbunga, and Police have now kicked off investigations to ascertain the effects of these chemicals on human life. A video that circulated on social media over the weekend shows a man injecting chicken with an unidentified liquid, using a medical syringe. Police intelligence led them to Bunga were the video is said to have been recorded and the man in the video has since been identified as Obrah Tamale. Tamale was arrested and police carried out a search at his home in Kyebando. In his narration, Tamale says that he buys his chicken from Kalerwe…
Police has allowed Robert Kyagulanyi SSentamu aka Bobi Wine to launch his presidential manifesto at the National Unity Platform (NUP) Offices tomorrow, Saturday in Mbarara City as long as the health ministry guidelines on prevention of COVID-19 are adhered to. The zonal Police commander for Ankore-Kigezi and director of counter-terrorism Police, Abas Byakagaba said as security forces, they will be no standby to see that all the attendees comply with the standard Operating Procedures. “We shall not hesitate to disperse any form of rallies and crowds with reasonable force if they behave contrary,” said Byakagaba. On Tuesday, Bobi Wine was…
Anti-corruption court Judge Magret Tibulya has delivered her judgement on Friday in the only remaining IGG case against Kazinda after the Constitutional court halted all DPP cases against him in August this year. The Constitutional court said that Kazinda should be discharged from any future cases before the Anti-corruption court that were founded on similar facts arising out of his employment in the Office of the Prime Minister. But according to the Public Relations Officer in the Office of the IGG Ali Munira, the Inspectorate of Government was not bound by the Constitutional court decision hence today’s guilty verdict against…