Closing the two-day exercise, the EC Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, said all candidates will be invited to the EC headquarters on Thursday to participate in drafting a harmonized campaign program for each of them.
The two told the court through their lawyer, Isaac Nicholas Aisu that they wanted to be included as respondents to the suit because they equally petitioned Electoral Commission over Kahonda’s conviction record.
Many NUP supporters waited along Ntinda Stretcher road near Spear Motors where the Electoral Commission had designated the Main entrance for all Presidential aspirants heading for nominations.
Reports from security personnel in Lamwo district show that SSPDF advanced towards Uganda’s territory in an attempt to raid the Immigration center at Ngomoromo border post to recover impounded motorcycles.
The people surveyed expressed fear that money for COVID-19 response would end up with what they call 'powerful people' and would never get to the intended beneficiaries.
Police intercepted the NUP party members as they marched through Tororo town leading to running battles, which ended up in Tororo main market where big crowds joined the procession.
The police officer said the majority of the people detained are members of National Unity Platform -NUP and Forum for Democratic Change - FDC particularly those that attempted to escort their leaders to and from the nomination venue at Kyambogo University.
Geoffrey Okwir- Gunya, the Ober- oumo-lao Clan Chief told URN that the accused agreed to their terms and conditions is willing to compensate for the deceased’s family.
The LCI Chairperson Thomas Abeju Oluka says the eviction that commenced on Tuesday follows a three day ultimatum issued last week by the school administrator to the flood victims to immediately vacate the school premises and compounds.
According to the City Clerk, Innocent Ahimbisibwe, they have noticed that vendors are leaving the market stalls empty and resorting to selling their merchandise from near the river, which is leading to heavy pollution and degradation of the major water source in the area.
Previously, the hospital was charging 100,000 Shillings for each test. However, the hospital management says they were forced to increase the cost of testing after support from the development partners was halted.
The Busia District NUP Secretary, Eliasa Kwamusi and Samia Bugwe North parliamentary candidate denies claims that they were holding a procession, saying they were heading to Dabani Sub- County for a funeral.
Zaituna Nakintu, a mobile money operator, who operates a few meters from Fred Nyanzi’s house, says a group of ten youths who were running from police surrounded her and tried to grab the phones she was using to transact her business.
The evidence that was relied upon by Justice Chibita indicates that Kajubi cut off Kasirye's head and genitals and disappeared with them to be used in his real estate businesses in Kampala, Jinja and Masaka and to date; those body parts have never been seen again.
Mao said that for many years, politicians in Uganda have wanted to ride on their tribal, religious and ethnic backgrounds as vehicles to leadership, while at the same time wrecking the country. Mao was addressing a press conference moments after his nomination to contest for the Presidency.
Immediately after Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission declared Amuriat, a duly nominated candidate, FDC officials and supporters in Soroti took to the streets chanting his name. They were joined by other supporters who included Boda- Boda cyclists.
