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GULU: Voters protest use of plastic buckets for ballot boxes

GULU: Voters protest use of plastic buckets for ballot boxes

polling official under the watch of police inserts holes on the edges of the plastic buckets to allow fitting of security seals in Gulu cityGulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Polling at Limu Medical Flats Polling Station (OI-LZ) in Laroo-Pece Division, Gulu City, was thrown into chaos on Thu

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Local Government Elections: Arrests, allegations, and low voter turnout

Local Government Elections: Arrests, allegations, and low voter turnout

The local government elections have concluded amid a mix of tension, allegations of malpractice, and low voter turnout in several districts.Across the country, polling stations experienced disputes ranging from voter bribery and denied voting rights to claims of ballot stuffing, prompting

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Jet Mwebaze: Museveni’s 3 Brothers Used Army to Rig Mawogola North Election

Jet Mwebaze: Museveni’s 3 Brothers Used Army to Rig Mawogola North Election

Mawogola North, Uganda — Parliamentary aspirant Jet Mwebaze has accused relatives of President Yoweri Museveni of deploying the military to violently rig the Mawogola North parliamentary election, alleging that voters were intimidated, polling agents chased away and ballot papers manipulated in

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Wereba Kivumbi Weraba: The Song hitting in Butambala as Politics Take a Dramatic Turn

Wereba Kivumbi Weraba: The Song hitting in Butambala as Politics Take a Dramatic Turn

As Uganda heads into the final stretch of the electoral calendar, the political landscape in Butambala District has become increasingly turbulent.With 15 January 2026 fast approaching the decisive polling day shifting voter moods and unexpected dynamics are redefining what was once conside

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Starlink Shuts Down All Uganda Terminals After UCC Crackdown

Starlink Shuts Down All Uganda Terminals After UCC Crackdown

Starlink has officially confirmed that no satellite internet terminals are currently active in Uganda, following the company’s swift enforcement of new restrictions in response to an order from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).In a letter dated January 2, 2026, sent to the UCCâ

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Court Orders Mukesh To Pay UGX14billion For Illegally Occupying Part of Shumuk House

Court Orders Mukesh To Pay UGX14billion For Illegally Occupying Part of Shumuk House

This follows a protracted legal battle between the late Kampala businessman Bonney Katatumba and Shukla Mukesh and his companies over the ownership of Shumuk Businessman Shukla Muskesh and his businesses, Shumuk Springs Development Ltd, Springs International Development Hotel Ltd and Shumu

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Marriage is not a partnership of equals, court tells couples

Marriage is not a partnership of equals, court tells couples

Reader modeMarriage is not a partnership of equals, court tells couplesnation.co.ke1dNew Content Item (1)Caption for the landscape image:The High Court has ruled that marriage is not a partnership of equals and that estranged spouses have no claim to weal

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ROAD TO 2026! MP Bataringaya Slams Mbarara NRM Registrar Over Harassment, Warns Against Electoral Violence

ROAD TO 2026! MP Bataringaya Slams Mbarara NRM Registrar Over Harassment, Warns Against Electoral Violence

The race for the Kashari North parliamentary seat is intensifying, with incumbent Member of Parliament Basil Bataringaya Omwonyo condemning what he describes as harassment, political malice, and acts likely to incite electoral violence by some National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Mbarara

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Minister Esther Anyakun, Locals Clash Over Late Karamoja Tycoon Kodet’s Land

Minister Esther Anyakun, Locals Clash Over Late Karamoja Tycoon Kodet’s Land

The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Affairs, Esther Anyakun, has warned residents of Namalu Sub-county against encroaching on land belonging to the late Karamoja business tycoon Cornelius Lorika Kodet, urging them to respect his legacy and property.Speaking during K

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2026 Polls: Museveni Assures Buganda of Free and Fair Elections.

2026 Polls: Museveni Assures Buganda of Free and Fair Elections.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held his first campaign rally in the Buganda region, addressing a massive crowd at Kasambya Town Council in Mubende District.The President who presented the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Manifesto for 2026-2031, reaffirmed that peace remains

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