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Bad day for Byabakama as Kadaga Joins Kabaka in disputing EC’s Readiness to Deliver Credible Elections

Bad day for Byabakama as Kadaga Joins Kabaka in disputing EC’s Readiness to Deliver Credible Elections

Stung by the controversial circumstances under which Budiope East MP Moses Magogo’s leading opponent Daniel Mulirire (an NRM-leaning independent) was denominated and disqualified from the race, leading Busoga kingmaker Rebecca Kadaga has sharply criticized the Electoral Commission.Speaki

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EC disqualifies Magogo’s rival from Budiope East race days to 2026 elections

EC disqualifies Magogo’s rival from Budiope East race days to 2026 elections

Buyende, Uganda: The Electoral Commission has disqualified independent candidate, Daniel Mulirire from contesting for the Budiope East parliamentary seat, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, who accused the Commission of denying candidat

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Why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas

Why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas

What would you do if the neighbour, friend, or relative you hosted to a mega feast on Eid Day sometime in June now wants to return the favour by hosting you for Christmas? Would you simply tell them: ‘No thanks’? Fake a parallel programme? Or smile all the way to the serving table? Tha

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Court to Decide Fate of Ssenyonyi, Seven Others on Nakawa West Ballot Within Two Weeks

Court to Decide Fate of Ssenyonyi, Seven Others on Nakawa West Ballot Within Two Weeks

MThe Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Nakawa Division West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, together with seven other parliamentary candidates, will know within the next two weeks whether they will appear on the ballot in the January 15, 2026 general elections.The Leader of

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EC Disqualifies NUP’s Isingiro Woman MP candidate

EC Disqualifies NUP’s Isingiro Woman MP candidate

The Electoral Commission has disqualified National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Resty Sarah Kyarimpa from contesting for the Isingiro District Woman Member of Parliament seat in the 2025 parliamentary elections, citing failure to meet nomination requirements.In a decision dated Dec. 23,

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Uganda: Court Throws Out Petition Against Twinomujuni Nomination

Uganda: Court Throws Out Petition Against Twinomujuni Nomination

The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition challenging the nomination of Loydah Twinomujuni Kyarikunda as Mbarara District Woman Member of Parliament candidate for the 2026-2031 term.In a ruling delivered on Monday, December 22, 2025, acting judge Bonny Isaac Teko held that the pet

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What Next for Busiro East After Walukaga’s Denomination?

What Next for Busiro East After Walukaga’s Denomination?

The High Court on Sunday upheld the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Busiro East Constituency, Mathias Walukaga, on grounds of lacking the requisite academic qualifications. The High Court on Sunday upheld the Electoral Commiss

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“I know what Uganda wants,” Gen. Museveni tells Gen. Salim Saleh

“I know what Uganda wants,” Gen. Museveni tells Gen. Salim Saleh

When Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho (Rtd) Salim Saleh presented his long, detailed analysis of Uganda’s economy and structured recommendations for improvement in the form of the Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) to President Museveni, he laid out the kinds of problems that many Ugandans feel eve

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Second NUP Candidate Withdraws From Parliamentary Contest in Sembabule

Second NUP Candidate Withdraws From Parliamentary Contest in Sembabule

Idi Ssemata, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate for the Mawogola North parliamentary race, has withdrawn from next year’s general elections. He becomes the second NUP candidate to pull out of the race in Sembabule District ahead of the general election slated for January 1

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EC Nominates New FDC Candidate for Bazaar Ward Female Councilor Seat

EC Nominates New FDC Candidate for Bazaar Ward Female Councilor Seat

With just over a month to go before polling day, the Electoral Commission has nominated Zabibu Alias, a graduate in Accounting, as the new Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate for Bazaar Ward Female Councillor in Arua City, replacing the late Samira Haruna.Samira Haruna passed away

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