She made the proposal following a speech the comments by the Mayor of Kabale Municipality, Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha on the speech by Bifabusha's widow about her late husband. Sentaro noted that Owembabazi deserved a political office for portraying confidence and boldness in her speech.
While adressing FDC party leaders from Kigezi subregion in Kabale District, Amuriat said that Besigye who had reportedly been dragged into holding the party flag for the fourth time in the 2016 presidential elections, refused to contest again in 2021,arguing that it was impossible to win an election whose outcome would be decided by Museveni.
Alex Byakatonda, Kabale district communications officer argues that the local leaders were not even aware of the visit by the leaders of the opposition.
In a leaked notice dated 20th November addressed to the electoral commission, Niwagaba and his lawyers, M/S Lukwago and Company Advocates, M/S Barirere Muhangi, and Company advocates, Muhangi indicates that he has withdrawn from handling the case. Muhangi did not give details and explanation behind his withdrawal from the case.
Jim Katugugu Muhwezi, Minister for Security described Kishande as a patriotic Ugandan who played a very big role in saving his life during the 1991-86 bush war.
Protazio Begumisa filed a petition against the winner Wilfred Niwagaba. Niwagaba got 15,962 votes while Begumisa who was the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer got 15,826 votes.
During the hearing at Kabale High Court Mutabazi’s lawyer, Akram Matovu asked the court to summon top officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports, National Council for Higher Education to appear before the court to defend the legitimacy of Bizimana’s academic credentials.
Turyamuhweza petitioned the court saying that there was voter bribery and ballot stuffing. He also accused Muhwezi of conniving with security officials in the district to intimidate and chase away his agents and supporters from polling stations on polling day.
Owebeyi told the fresh affidavits are from witnesses testifying that the polls were a sham. He claims that due to the wrong names on the ballot papers, many voters didn’t participate in the elections while others made the wrong choices.
In his August 2, 2021 letter addressed to Jimmy Akena, the UPC President, Tindimwebwa says that he could not withstand the endless disunity and infighting within the party.
Keihwa who is also the former Uganda Local Governments' Association (ULGA) chairperson for Western Uganda succumbed to Covid-19 at Healthstone Hospital in Banda, Kampala on Thursday evening.
His Worship Isaac Rukundo granted him a cash bail of 200,000 Shillings and two of his sureties including the pastor of Muhanga Pearl Deliverance Richard Mucunguzi his brother Bruno Mutambuuka each was bonded for 500000 Shillings -not cash.
Derrick Katebire Mugyesera, the NUP Party Secretary-General for Kigezi Region says however much he was ready to stand surety so that Turyasingura is released on bail. He was instead detained at court cells until at around 05:30 PM when police officers signed some papers they refused anybody to see and drove him out of court premises to Kabale central police station in Kabale municipality.
Emmanuel Arineitwe, the district councillor representing Kitumba Sub County was appointed Secretary for Health, Education, Sports and Community-Based Services by the LCV Chairperson Nelson Nshangabasheija.
William Kangire, 72, a young brother of David Kagoro Kangyire narrates that his sibling dropped out of senior three at Kigezi College Butobere to join Fronasa at 20 years of age. He says that Kagoro was arrested by Amin’s soldiers while hiding in one of the Hotels in Gulu district where he was acting as a spy for Fronasa.
While NUP and other political parties won Parliamentary and District council seats, the Alliance for National Transformation did not win any parliamentary seat, and only won only one district leadership position in the Terego district. But Muntu told a meeting convened this morning to review the party's performance in the Kigezi region, that the loss was not surprising.
Salim Hamis, the Kirigime Ward NRM Chairperson in Southern Division in Kabale the municipality in unhappy with the leaflets, saying political campaigns and elections were concluded.
The SPCs argue that in addition to their monthly earning of 375,200 Shillings, they were also promised 40,000 Shillings per voting day, which they are yet to receive.
Mucunguzi is alleged to have assaulted Francis Byaruhanga alias Bafana, a resident of Nyakairima village, lower Bugongi ward, Northern division, Kabale municipality on Sunday.
