It is stipulated in the Electoral Commission voter education handbook that “while voting is done in the open; marking the ballot is secret - your choice is secret (p.35).”
Agnes Akello Ebong, the RDC Nwoya and Susan Akany, the Resident District Commissioner for Omoro apologized to the audience for their colleague's sectarian and blasphemous utterances, saying RDC’s are meant to serve the people irrespective of their political affiliation.
The materials that were delivered on Friday have been stored at the district stores after 31 boxes with broken seals were replaced. Arua City received 289 Ballot Boxes while Arua district has 111 Ballot boxes.
Manzi Munanura, Independent Mbarara South Parliamentary candidate, says he has established a call center to keep in touch with the electorates by making direct telephone calls, sending short messages, plus using WhatsApp and facebook which are cheap compared to radio and television.
Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified suspects as Katerega Muhammad, Ogutu Bernard and Ngubiri Charles who are allegedly members of the commonly known criminal gang groups of Kifesi and Bigali that has been terrorizing Kampala over the years.
Lt Gen Lokech says no country is immune to riots and lawlessness and it is the task of the security forces to secure the state and this is what they are going to do.
Six years later, however, all the promises have not been fulfilled, leading to a rise of support for opposition political parties, with many youth crossing from the ruling party.
Hosea Ekiyeyes, a Turkana elder and the district peace chairman of Turkana South said shoot and kill method would be the only solution to eliminate indiscipline among the Turkana and Pokot pastoralisCts who have refused to stop rustling cattle from their neighbouring districts including Uganda.
The ambassadors note that a democratic state requires free and vibrant media and civil society with a level playing field underpinned by rights to freedom of assembly and expression.
Fred Ahimbisibwe a fisherman at Mwamba told URN reporter that thousands of dead fish have been stretching along the water since mid-December last year.
The 15.8 billion Shillings structure, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme Project-2 (MATIP-2) was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni on December 5, last year.
The Hague based court prosecutes the most serious crimes that are of concern to the international community. These include crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Although it had been proposed that the Court should prosecute the crime of aggression, the state parties have not yet agreed on a definition.
According to the police, Ongeyowun and two others who were returning home were shot at by Tumushabe who was patrolling along the road after attempting to stop them.
Ashraf Kasirye, a Ghetto TV journalist, Ali Mivule of NTV and Daniel Lutaaya of NBS were targeted at Lwengo and Kasirye is still fighting for his life at Lubaga Hospital after undergoing head surgery as a result of a teargas canister that was fired at him and exploded on his head.
Kembabazi was on Friday granted a cash bail of One Million Shillings by the court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu after she had presented two sureties who were her brothers.
Speaking to URN at the sidelines of the Women Situation Room organized breakfast meeting at Sheraton Hotel, Lumumba said politicians should be allowed to have their private lives that should not be interfered with.
Kyagulanyi was scheduled to hold his campaign meeting on Friday at Kaala playground in Kalangala Town Council. The venue had been Okayed by the district security committee.
Former Torit state Governor Alberio Tobiolo Oromo, says that the potent gin has influenced high crime rates among the youth in Eastern Equatoria State. He says that the high cattle theft in the neighbouring areas or Agoro, Madi-opei sub-counties in Lamwo District, Orom and Kiteny Sub counties in Kitgum District is directly linked to the urge by youth to get money for consuming the gin.