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20 August 2025, 12:33 pm
Abavandimwe council backs Museveni as Uganda Red Cross launches first aid app
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Council for Abavandimwe, led by its chairman Frank Gashumba, today in Kampala confirmed its support for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the forthcoming general elections. Gashumba said their decision was based on gratitude for the President’s…
20 August 2025, 7:33 am
Incumbent MP loses petition, declares bid to return as independent
By Ayiro Golden Vicky Aciro Paska Menya, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Pader District, has announced her intention to re-enter the race as an Independent candidate under the symbol of the pot, after losing her petition against the NRM…
19 August 2025, 18:21
Pader woman MP loses NRM election petition, announces independent candidacy
By Ekel Bonny Daniel The incumbent Pader District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Aciro Paska Menya, has lost her election petition challenging the victory of Lowila CD Oketayot in the recent National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries. Lowila was declared…
18 August 2025, 11:54 am
Lango leaders call for justice and transparency in cattle compensation programme
By Eman yonah oruk Lango community leaders have issued a strong appeal to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, calling for urgent action to tackle widespread corruption in the ongoing cattle compensation programme. They warned that the process is being manipulated, allowing…
17 August 2025, 9:09 pm
Museveni proposes select committee to resolve cattle compensation in Lango
By Sarah Ejang President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has proposed the formation of a select committee of trusted representatives from the Lango subregion to directly engage the government on the long-standing issue of livestock compensation. The President made the proposal during…
16 August 2025, 6:08 pm
Entrepreneurs endorse Mukesh Shukla for NRM CEC position
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling party’s top decision-making body, is set to be constituted during the forthcoming delegates’ conference scheduled for 26 August 2025 at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in…
15 August 2025, 6:24 pm
Police arrest Kitgum village registrar for forgery during LCIII elections
By Otim Moses Kitgum, Uganda – Police in Kitgum District have detained a 30-year-old village registrar over allegations of forgery and falsifying documents during the NRM primary elections for LCIII chairperson, held on 14 August 2025. The suspect, identified as…
15 August 2025, 5:58 pm
UPC candidate donates ambulances to boost healthcare in Amolatar
By Odur Alphonse Ojok In a commendable effort to improve healthcare in Kioga County, Amolatar District, James Patrick Ogwalpadi, a Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) candidate, has donated two ambulances to support the local community. This significant gesture reflects his commitment…
15 August 2025, 3:48 pm
Petition rocks NRM primaries in Abok sub county, Oyam district
By Eman yonah oruk Tension is brewing in the heart of Oyam District as Phillips Jakayo Ogile, a prominent NRM figure and former Publicity Secretary, has officially petitioned the results of the recently concluded NRM LCIII flag bearer elections in…
15 August 2025, 2:31 pm
Jimmy Akena Obote officially declares presidential bid, pledges to restore Ugand…
By Eman yonah oruk In a landmark political development, Jimmy Michael Akena Obote, son of Uganda’s founding president, Dr Apollo Milton Obote, has officially collected the presidential interest form from the Electoral Commission, signalling his intention to contest in the…