GULU: Voters protest use of plastic buckets for ballot boxes
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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...
Besigye reportedly rushed to hospital
His party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) announced on Tuesday morning that Besigye was rushed to a medical facility at Bugolobi Village Mall from Luzira Prison u...
NRM Sweeps Lango Region With No Nup Member Of Parliament
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has recorded a strong performance in the Lango sub-region, emerging as the dominant political force following the recent parliament...
Mixed Reactions as NRM’s Fred Ruhindi Wins Nakawa East Parliamentary Seat
Nakawa Division East experienced a mix of anger, frustration, and indifference on Saturday following the declaration of parliamentary election results that saw National R...
From Prison to the People! Dr. Besigye Funds Bobi Wine’s Presidential Bid
From where he is being held in jail, Dr. Kizza Besigye has made a bold and symbolic move by financially supporting President Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wi...
Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda's elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president's son and military commander, Muhooz...
Jinja EC Clears Ballot Boxes in Key Pre-Election Verification Exercise
Jinja City is made up of three constituencies, Jinja North, Jinja South East, and Jinja South West, with a combined 185,372 registered voters expected to participate in t...
Debt Repayment, Wages Take Lion’s Share of Q3 Expenditure
Ramadan Ggoobi speaking to reporters in Kampala on Friday.The Ministry of Finance has released Shs 16.537 trillion for expenditure in the third quarter of the 2025/26 fin...