Politics
23 June 2025, 7:37 am
Postponed UPC Elections in Oyam Town Council Set to Take Place Today
By Eman Yonah Oruk The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party elections, which were previously postponed in Oyam Town Council due to misunderstandings among party members and UPC Secretariat officials, are now scheduled to take place today, Monday, June 23, 2025.…
21 June 2025, 11:13 am
Former Minister Kyambadde is optimistic about securing victory
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Dr Tanga Odoi, has urged nominated party members to fulfil the responsibilities expected of them by the party. It should be noted that the…
20 June 2025, 10:34 am
Queen Dorothy Amolo launches major road rehabilitation in Oyam South
By Eman Yonah Oruk Queen Dorothy Amolo, a prominent political figure and respected community leader in northern Uganda, has officially launched a large-scale community-driven road rehabilitation campaign aimed at restoring critical rural infrastructure across Oyam South Constituency. With support from…
19 June 2025, 9:34 pm
NRM nominations enter third day
By Byamukama Alozious The National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) nomination process for members vying for various leadership positions is ongoing, with today marking the third day. So far, over 800 candidates have been nominated out of more than 2,000 who expressed…
19 June 2025, 2:42 pm
Amolatar youth push for NRM district elections
By Sarah Ejang and Ivan Onyinge Bangwelo On 17 June 2025, the youth of Amolatar convened a critical consultative session, entrusting Mr Oremo Odwe with the key responsibility of addressing the ongoing concerns surrounding the stalled internal party elections within…
18 June 2025, 11:29 pm
EC urges presidential, MP, and local council hopefuls to prepare
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, speaking to journalists at the Commission’s headquarters in Kampala today, confirmed that no individual will be declared duly nominated for any position without fulfilling all the required…
18 June 2025, 1:54 pm
Miss Lango aspirant Poska Akello joins Oyam youth race
By Eman Yonah Oruk Former Miss Lango contestant Poska Akello joins race for Oyam District Female Youth Councillor. Former Miss Lango contestant Poska Akello has declared her intention to contest for the position of Female Youth Councillor for Oyam District.…
18 June 2025, 9:46 am
Patongo town council issues stern warning over defacement of campaign posters
By David Ojok Jr. As political consultations intensify ahead of the 2026 general elections, Patongo town council authorities have sounded a stern warning to residents and political actors involved in the defacing, tearing, or overlapping of campaign posters. The council…
17 June 2025, 8:16 pm
PM Nabbanja, Tayebwa, Ruth Aceng, Gen. Ali duly nominated
By Ronald Ssemagonja Following the completion of the expression of interest exercise for various positions in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, the party’s Electoral Commission has today launched the next phase of the process—nominating members who fulfilled the requirements…
16 June 2025, 4:34 pm
Speaker Among officially nominated by the NRM party electoral commission
By Ronald Ssemagonja The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi, has duly nominated the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among, and declared her the sole candidate for Bukedea, as her opponent did not qualify.…