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NRM Commission Suspends Vote Tallying for Karenga Over Contested Declaration Forms

By Stanley Ebele The NRM Electoral Commission has suspended the tallying of votes for the Karenga NRM Parliamentary Primaries on Thursday due to disagreements between candidates and Commissioners over the discrepancies in the declaration forms. Tallying had started with Napore West Constituency…

Love Turns Sour as UPDF Soldier Kills Girlfriend, Attempts to Commit Suicide

By Bondry Kilenga Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldier attached to Loptuk detachment under 3rd Infantry, Division Moroto, has shot dead his girlfriend under unclear circumstances. Maj. Isaac Oware, the 3rd infantry division spokesperson, has identified the soldier as Private Wolfensohn and…

Police Take Over Medical Examination for Assault Victims to Boost Prosecution Rates

By Bondry Kilenga Police in Kotido district have taken over the responsibility of conducting medical examination for assault victims, a move aimed at streamlining the investigation process. This comes at a time victims of rape, defilement, sexual assault, and gender-based violence have…

Abim Farmers Count Loses as Stray Elephants Destroy Acres of Crops

By Bondry Kilenga Farmers of Adwal parish in Abim district are counting heavy loses after stray elephants destroyed more than 10 acres of various crops. The elephants invaded the area on Monday night destroying vast gardens of millet, sorghum, cassava, and banana…

UPDF Retires 82 Lower-Ranking Officers with Call to Invest in Income-Generating Ventures

By Lazarus Apunyo The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has retired 82 lower-ranking officers who have been serving in the 3rd Infantry Division, with a call on them not to waste their retirement package but instead invest in income generating ventures. The…

Amuriat Steps Down, Mafabi Declared FDC’s Flagbearer for 2026 Elections

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has declared Nathan Nandala Mafabi as the party’s presidential flagbearer for the 2026 presidential general elections. Nathan Nandala Mafabi was declared the party’s presidential flagbearer by FDC Electoral Commission Chairperson Toterebuka Bamwenda at the party headquarters…

Karamoja Youth Unite to Demand Change Ahead of International Youth Day

By Lazarus Apunyo Youth leaders in the Karamoja Sub-region have outlined eight key issues affecting them, calling for urgent government intervention ahead of the International Youth Day Celebrations slated for August 12, 2025. Among them are unemployment, corruption, climate change, limited resources,…

Dozens Held Over Electoral Offences

By Bondry Kilenga The Kotido District Police Commander, Hussein Ssekalema, has revealed that four election-related cases were recorded during the recent NRM primary elections for LCV chairpersons, mayoral and LCV councilors flag bearers held on Thursday, 24, 2025. He said that the…

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