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...
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Balimwezo in the lead as official Kampala Mayoral race results delay
Lord Mayoral Candidate Engineer Ronald Balimwezo accompanied by his wife going to cast their Votes at Mutungo Zone 4 in Nakawa Division.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT...
Date Set for Newly Elected MPs’ Swearing-in Ahead of Speaker Election
Speaker Anita Among congratulated the winners in the recently held parliamentary elections as the house convened to pay tribute to fallen colleague Stella Apolot Isodo, w...
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 st...
Owiny-Dollo: I am Sorry to Those I Offended
He previously faced sustained criticism from opposition politicians and sections of civil society over the handling of the 2021 presidential election petition challenging...
Court injuncts Shatta Wale, Schwarzenegger over Kwasi Aboagye’s GH¢8m defamation suit
The High Court in Accra has granted a perpetual injunction against Afia Schwarzenegger and Shatta Wale, preventing them from making or repeating defamatory statements abo...
NUP’s Balimwezo leads incumbent Lukwago in Kampala results
National Unity Platform candidate Ronald Balimwezo, left, and incumbent Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of the People’s Front for Freedom are the front-runners in the Kampala...
Polling Delays Across the Country As Voters Stay Away
In Kasese, the polling exercise was delayed at most stations due to the absence of the required ten voters needed to witness the opening of the ballot boxes. By 10:00 a.m...
ISO seeks Extra Shs218b To Enhance Intelligence, Monitor PDM funds
The Internal Security Organisation ISO has asked Parliament for an additional Shs218 billion in the 2026/27 financial year to strengthen intelligence collection and impro...
Betrayal: Inside the Shocking Sale that Forced “The Gardens Najjera” to Close
The sudden closure of popular hangout The Gardens Najjera was not merely a “new chapter,” as portrayed in its public farewell message, but the result of a shocking in...