The first phase of the campaigns was held on Thursday at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi moderated by the FDC Electoral Commission Chairman Toterebuka Bamwenda
One of the patients who preferred anonymity for fear of reprisals told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that access to food, water and electricity at the facility remains a big concern.
FDC Youths won in most of the polling stations in the five parishes that make up Nyakagyeme sub- county beating candidates from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)
The KCCA Speaker, Abubaker Kawalya expressed dismay on the behaviour of members absconding from duty and wondered how people's grievances shall be attended to without council sittings. Kawalya observed that the market dispute had come up for the third time, saying several vendors had turned up seeking answers to their grievances.
On Thursday afternoon, Gulu Municipality Member of Parliament, Lyandro Komakech raising on a matter of National Importance in parliament, said the behavior of the financial firms is hurting school teachers who are already suffering because of the lockdown.
After the prison break, gunfire rocked Moroto town as security personnel engaged the armed escapees, bringing business in the area to a standstill. By 7:00 pm, all streets in the town were deserted.
NUP Spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi accuses police of abdicating their responsibility by failure to take action against Sipapa. “He is guarded by police and other fellows who carry guns, he has one himself. The other day he came here and shot at our gate. One of our fellows got injured and the young people are saying we want answers,” he said.
The claim comes days after Dr David Katuntu succumbed to diabetes at Entebbe hospital after two private hospitals refused to give him any kind of care. According to a family member that URN has spoken to, health workers and security at both Kampala International Hospital-IHK and Novik hospital refused to admit Katuntu because he had shortness of breath, one of the symptoms associated with COVID-19
Anthony Mubiru, one of the residents accused the police officer of being negligent, saying he should have shot in the air to disperse the crowd instead of shooting directly at residents.
According to the Members of Parliament led by the Committee Vice Chairperson Ibrahim Kasozi, over 30 buildings in Mbale town were fraudulently sold off to people, who have mortgaged them in banks
The activists put up resistance forcing police to use tear gas and live bullets to disperse them leading to running battles. One of the activists accused police of failing to take action against the continued provocation by Sipapa despite filing several complaints at Kira Road Police Station.
Najjemba, a bio- statistician at Nsambya Hospital, was contesting for LCIII Chairperson Division A garnered 2,062 votes, followed by Farouk Muyimbwa with 1,175 votes, John Abiine (237 votes) and Duncan Gracious Kato with 104 votes.
The Southern Region Police Spokesperson, Muhammad Nsubuga, says the two firearms were recovered from the former Crane bank building in Masaka town where the suspects have been working as security guards.
Benon Byamukama, the Kalangala District Police Commander, says the suspect was arrested alongside others and bundled on a police patrol van for transportation to Kalangala Central Police Station for custody.
“A number of staffs have applied to occupy the staff quarters but we cannot allocate them houses since you are still occupying them," the letter reads in part.
There was a heated contest between the incumbent, John Katura Musana and his sole rival Tom Maate Wa’bukombi. The election was characterised by heavy security deployment in the town council because of the high tension between supporters of the rival camp.
