Speaking at the groundbreaking event on Friday, the KCCA Executive Director, Hajat Sharifah Buzeki, said the Ministry of Finance allocated 550 billion shillings to the Authority for road construction in Kampala over three years.
The program was released on Thursday after meeting with the contestants for the parliamentary and the district chairpersons to harmonize on the joint campaign roadmap.
John Logwe, the Moroto district NRM chairperson said that they are behind the schedule for the joint campaigns and the candidates have been conducting individual campaigns.
Addressing hundreds of residents from zones of Kasokoso and Kiganda in Kira Municipality-Wakiso district on Thursday, Museveni said that he has added 100 million to all ghetto divisional youth SACCOs to accelerate development among ghettos.
On Wednesday, the IGP, accompanied by several Police directors, held a prolonged security meeting with local police commanders at the district headquarters. He issued strict instructions aimed at preventing any form of election-related violence in the area.
The meeting attracted National Resistance Movement (NRM) women leaders from the 12 districts of Busoga, including Namayingo, Mayuge, Iganga, Jinja, and Kamuli.
The assessment conducted among 906 participants in 30 community consultative meetings in various sub-counties of Lwengo district, between January and March this year, indicates that at least 47% did not vote for their leaders in the last general election, either due to a lack of interest or fear of violence.
Vendors had accused Masanyalaze Group, a vendor-based electricity supplier that managed power at the market for over 15 years, of extortion, disrespect, and failure to remit vendor payments to the former distributor, Umeme.
Speaking in a pre-recorded message during the inaugural National Convention of the People's Front for Freedom (PFF) held at the party’s Katonga Road headquarters in Kampala, Besigye—who served as the chief guest—emphasized that the PFF’s ideology is firmly rooted in peaceful regime change.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, security operatives raided Hamuhambo Town Council in Rubanda East Constituency, where Jogo is challenging Musasizi in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries. The operatives arrested Kenneth Owoyesiga, Apollo Tumusingyize (alias Map), Bruno Ndamwesiga, and Isaac Ainebyoona on allegations of vandalizing Musasizi’s vehicle and assaulting his 68-year-old agent, Danavence Tumwebaze, during a confrontation last Thursday.
Lukwago will serve for two years and will be deputised by Buikwe South MP Dr. Lulume Bayiga, who defected from the Democratic Party, and former Leader of Opposition and Gulu City Woman MP Betty Aol Ochan.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the police said they had registered incidents of physical assault, property destruction, and vandalism of election materials in Mubende, Isingiro, and Rubanda districts.
Speaking shortly after his welcome, Dr. Bayiga cited deep disagreements with DP President Norbert Mao as his reason for defecting, accusing the party’s leadership of abandoning its foundational values.
Many cited a lack of resources and logistical challenges as major barriers to facilitating joint campaign activities. Others voiced concerns about potential confrontations, use of abusive language, and malicious attacks between candidates and their supporters if joint campaigns went ahead.
On Monday, our reporter observed police patrol vehicles and heavily armed police officers alongside UPDF soldiers foot patrolling the main trading center of Hamuhambo. Later, it was reported that Peter Kasisiri, Bushuura ward LC2 Chairman, was holding a meeting to calm locals protesting what they described as intimidation and harassment by Musasizi using soldiers.
Several NUP youth voters, including Sarah Namukoosi from Nsuube Kauga, condemned returning officers for allowing unregistered people to vote. “Some NRM supporters were not on the registers but were allowed to vote. We demand fair elections,” Namukoosi said.
In a letter dated November 9, 2023, and seen by URN, Museveni responded: “I have seen your letter of the 9th November, 2023. How are you? It is good that you wrote to me. By the copy of this letter, I direct the State House Comptroller to buy you a car (4x4), build you a house, ensure you get medical insurance, and give you an allowance of Shs. 15 million per month.”
Announcing the initiative on Monday at the party headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, NUP Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya said the funds are needed to finance a fully operational campaign secretariat and support the party’s candidates across the country.
The suspects were granted bail by Soroti Chief Magistrate Hilda Bakanasa Kalaga. However, two others—Moses Olipa and Joseph Akol—were further remanded to Soroti government prisons for failing to meet bail requirements.
