Although Moroto currently has no fully instituted Commission, Council today suspended the controversial hire of Kotido District Service Commission with immediate effect on grounds that there were vested interests from the district top leadership, who allegedly want the hired commission to perform business according to their interests.
Immediately after receiving the instruments of power, Hashaka asked the Bukwo CAO Swaib Balala to encourage transparency in public service and asked him to start giving information concerning government funded programs and by partners.
In a letter signed by EC Chairperson, Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, Michael Akol was disqualified on December 22 following a petition by the incumbent MP Albert Lokoru, who noted that Akol does not have the required qualifications for Member of Parliament.
Visibly disappointed, Amuriat said the police was being used to frustrate people working for change, adding that the Police Commission was a bottleneck to democracy in Uganda.
Zainab was arrested on Thursday evening with scores of NUP supporters in Moroto town as they held a peaceful demonstration demanding the release of NUP presidential candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi.
Heavily armed police officers led by Moroto District Police Commander, Jude Nasucha barricaded the road a few meters from the Naitakwae, where Kyagulanyi has addressed his political rally to block him from accessing Moroto town where he had booked airtime on radio for a talk show.
The District Police Commander Moroto, Jude Nasucha says that police are ready to provide security to Bobi Wine during his visit, but he should not flout the covid-19 guidelines.
The police arrived at the NUP offices in Kampwahili Juu at around 6:00 am and sealed off the area preventing traffic and movement of people locally in the area.
NUP supporters in Karamoja called for the resignation of the IGP following Kyagulanyi's arrest moments after he was nominated to contest for the presidency, on Tuesday. He is one of the 11 candidates nominated by the Electoral Commission to faceoff with the incumbent Yoweri Museveni.
The declaration was made today in Kampala after consideration of a petition filed by Fred Angella, the incumbent MP citing voter bribery and intimidation of his supporters by the Adome’s camp.
According to the results, Matheniko County MP, John Baptist Lokii beat off competition from his close rival Paul Olo to win the party flag with a difference of 41 votes. However, results from three villages were cancelled over allegations of manipulation of the register and falsification of results.
Moses Nyeko Black stepped aside this afternoon citing voter bribery and voting by non-residents in various areas of Moroto Municipal Council. He accused some of the candidates in the race for engineering the malpractices in order to steal the election.
Simon Longole was arrested together with another unidentified agent this morning at around 10:00 am from areas of North Division where they were distributing money.
Jesca Atai, the program manager of Narua -a Community Based Organization advocating for women’s rights and good governance in Kotido District says that the decision is a milestone in all efforts to bring women’s issues to the forefront taking precedence in the district councils and eventually transforming communities.
Ben Peter Loburo, the LC III chairperson of Iriiri Sub County in Napak district feels that the creation of more constituencies is a burden to a taxpayer. Loburo argues that the idea of the constituency was premised on a plan to draw geographical boundaries on the basis of the tribes in the area.
It targets organized business groups involving women and youths mainly in the informal sector is meant to uplift the economic status of communities by reducing poverty at house-hold level. It’s also aimed at enhancing socio- economic transformation from subsistence to market oriented economy.
