Tanzania will not hold independence day celebrations on December 9 after calls for protests over the mass killings during recent contested elections, the prime minister said Monday.Hundreds and possibly thousands of protesters were shot dead by security forces after anger erupte
The U.S. dollar was steady on Tuesday as investors deliberated the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next month.The U.S. dollar was steady on Tuesday as investors deliberated the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next month after dovish co
Norma Susan Otai, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) aspirant for the Bukedea Woman MP seat, has taken legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. ‎Otai’s lawsuit, filed in response to what she describes as the ECâ€
Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has escalated his challenge against the nomination of his rival, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande, accusing Electoral Commission (EC) officials in Ssembabule District of clearing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer using “forged, fraudulent and
For more than two decades, Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has challenged presidential power, and in this wide-ranging conversation he warns that Uganda is approaching a dangerous crossroads where institutions are collapsing, dissent is criminalised
The University of Nairobi in Kenya has reportedly disowned two academic documents submitted by Felix Adupa Ongwec—the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag-bearer for Kioga County in Amolatar District for his nomination before the Electoral Commission, sayin
DF President Mathias Mpuuga has made it clear that Bobi Wine has to demonstrate that he qualifies for and deserves his vote for the position of President as opposed to merely instigating foot soldiers to intimidate him into involuntarily declaring support for him.Mpuuga was spea
President Museveni arrives to address NRM supporters at Namayingo Primary School. He urged voters to reject opposition candidates in the 2026 elections.Namayingo, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked Ugandans to deny their votes to the three leading opposition pres
SHEEMA, Uganda — Former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye is facing severe allegations that he has paid voters and attempted to bribe Electoral Commission officials in a brazen effort to disqualify his main opponent and win the Sheema North parliamentary race
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has deepened its political dominance in Apac after absorbing a fresh wave of defectors from the Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC), turning campaign rallies in Chegere Sub-county into a charged arena of celebration and sharp accusations of corruption.
