Deputy Prime Minister General Moses Ali, the National Forestry Authority (NFA), Adjumani district leaders have been alarmed by the United Nations' move to remove over three square miles (2000 acres) of natural forest and create a commercial farm for refugees in northern Uganda.
Read more ...Muntu, who described Kiiza as a blessing to ANT, said she will very soon unveil members of her entire team that will lead their national campaigns ahead of 2021 general elections.
Read more ...According to the movement plan, Kyagulanyi is expected to pass via Kumbuzi along Gayaza road go through Ntinda, Kisaasi, Stretcher road, Spear Motors and connect to Kyambogo University junction.
Read more ...Titus Jogo, the Refugee Desk Officer for Adjumani and Lamwo districts explained that the refugees and the host communities will be constituted into groups and provided with approximate chunks of land and crops for growing as well as provision of expertise guidance.
Read more ...Katumba, an Independent candidate said to be in his 20s arrived at Spear Motors at slightly before 2pm while heading to Kyambogo University for nomination as a presidential candidate.
Read more ...According to the traffic road map that was released on Friday, the presidential candidates are required to use Kabaka’s road exiting Kyambogo to Ntinda and Northern bypass, which explains the heightened security deployment in Ntinda and Minister’s village.
Read more ...Tumukunde, who is expected to appear for his presidential nomination at 1 pm, says NRM enjoys a wider political space compared to opposing candidates.
Read more ...The presence of the NRM youth leaders along the road contravenes earlier directives issued by the Electoral Commission and Police banning candidates from bringing along their supporters and staging any kind of procession.
Read more ...Byabakama told journalists this evening at the nomination centre which has been set up in Kyambogo that the commission has received reports that several presidential aspirants have mobilized supporters to hold processions to accompany them for nomination.
Read more ...Owoyesigyire says that the suspects were arrested with from car tyres, fuels in jerry cans and drums, bottles and machetes among others. He says that the suspects led police officers to the areas they had kept the exhibits upon interrogation.
Read more ...The party has also defied a requirement for COVID-19 testing of all people intending to accompany the candidates to the nomination centre in Kyambogo. The Electoral Commission set a restriction of only ten members for each of the aspirants accessing the venue, and that each of them will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test result.
Read more ...According to guidelines issued earlier by the Police, all Presidential aspirants and candidates will not be allowed to hold any processions along the road and will equally, have restricted access to the Central Business District, and all junctions that join the Kampala – Jinja Highway between Spear Motors and Kireka Trading Centre.
Read more ...The drive which was flagged off on Saturday targets the districts of Gulu, Kitgum, Lamwo and Amuru. Each district will receive 250 kilograms of beans and 500 kilograms of maize flour for distribution to 50 most vulnerable persons identified during the first phase of food distribution. Priority will be given to child-headed families, People Living with HIV and AIDS, vulnerable elderly and Persons With Disabilities.
Read more ...Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango defended the police after images started circulating on social media showing men dressed in a replica of the Police Uniform, defacing campaign posters along the Kampala-Entebbe Highway and within the Kampala Central Business District.
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