620 polling stations miss out as EC starts display of national voters’ register

Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission chairman, has said that at least 620 polling stations countrywide will not commence the display of the national Voter’s register as scheduled due to technical glitches. Addressing journalists at the commission offices in Kampala, Byabakama said the affected polling stations have some glitches that need to be corrected before their…

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Namayanja praises Museveni for empowering women

Namayanja praises Museveni for empowering women The NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rose Namayanja, has praised President Museveni for empowering women and the girl-child in the various government sectors. ‎ ‎She was speaking during the belated Women’s Day celebrations at Semuto Primary School playgrounds in Nakaseke district. ‎ ‎Addressing the gathering, Namayanja credited the President with…

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“I will defeat Nambooze this time,” says DP’s George Kagimu

Democratic Party’s George William Kagimu has declared his intention to unseat Betty Nambooze, the Mukono Municipality MP, in 2026. “We are tired of politicians who just talk instead of taking action. Mukono Municipality deserves focused, able, credible, and exemplary leaders,” he told Bbeg Media. Nambooze, who stood on the National Unity Platform ticket, defeated Kagimu…

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NRM threatens to fire corrupt election officers

The chairman of the NRM electoral commission, Dr Tanga Odoi, has warned the party’s district elections officers against involving themselves in corrupt activities. Odoi, who was addressing district election officers from different parts of Uganda, told journalists that those mentioned in the misuse of their offices through corruption will be axed. “We have been told…

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Bobi Wine denied entry into Angola to attend conference on democracy

Angola has denied entry to several senior African political figures set to attend a conference hosted by the country’s main opposition party, UNITA. UNITA said it had invited the politicians, including Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, National Unity Platform’s Robert Kyagalunyi aka Bobi Wine from Uganda, and Mozambique’s Venancio Mondlane. Botswana’s former President Ian Khama,…

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Zambaali can become a “Ssemujju” or a “Bashir Kazibwe” if elected to Parliament

NBS TV’s Zambaali Bulasio Mukasa has become the latest journalist to enter Uganda’s tumultuous political ring. The deep-voiced news anchor and talk show host made his ambitions public at a rally in Kyebando during the recently concluded Kawempe North by-elections. When Zambaali left the rally, his job was on the line and his political future…

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“They ate Nambi’s money but voted for Nalukoola”: Lessons for NRM from Kawempe North

The decisive victory of NUP’s Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola in Kawempe North by-election sent one clear message to the NRM: “You had the money and the army but you couldn’t conjure a victory.” Nalukoola garnered 17,764 votes compared to Farida Nambi’s  8,593 votes in an election characterized by violence and intimidation of journalists. If anything, NUP’s…

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FULL SPEECH: Kaijuka tells Museveni not to betray Kategaya’s wish of peaceful transition

During a memorial to honour the legacy of the late Eriya Kategaya at Kololo Ceremonial grounds on March 6, Richard Kaijuka told President Museveni that one of the deceased’s wishes was for the president to guide the country through an orderly and peaceful political transition. This statement created uneasiness and murmurs among some of the people…

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Museveni: “Besigye shouldn’t ask for forgiveness, he needs quick trial”

President Museveni has said incarcerated opposition lynchpin Dr Kizza Besigye does not require forgiveness but a quick trial to get out of his current ordeal. Commenting on Besigye’s predicament for the first time, the president acknowledged the public anxiety surrounding his detention but maintained that the key question should be: “Why was Dr. Besigye arrested?”…

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Why Museveni appointed Kawanga Ssemogerere’s son acting High Court judge

President Museveni’s decision to appoint Karooli Lwanga Ssemogerere as acting High Court Judge is likely to raise some eyebrows and spark debate in Uganda’s political and legal circles. See, Karooli is the son of Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Museveni’s former political opponent who stood against him in the 1996 election. Ssemogerere, who died in 2022, was…

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