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NRM receives petition against president Museveni victory

NRM receives petition against president Museveni victory

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By Abel kawere The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party on Wednesday afternoon received a presidential election petition filed by National Unity Platform's Robert Kyagulanyi. To officially receive the petition was the NRM Secretary General Ms Justin Kasule Lumumba on behalf of her party chairman President Yoweri Museveni. Ms Lumumba arrived at the Supreme Court in Kololo to receive the petition in which Kyagulanyi challenges the outcome of the January 14th presidential election. The NUP candidate who scored slightly about 36% in an 11-man contest, has asked the Supreme Court to among others order the Electoral commission to conduct fresh elections. He claims that the electoral commission's non-compliance with the law affected the final outcome of the ballot. Meanwhi...
Luke Owoyesigyire: Speaks out on Police Raid at kadongokamu singer Mathias Walukaga’s Home in Nsangi and Arrests 45 People

Luke Owoyesigyire: Speaks out on Police Raid at kadongokamu singer Mathias Walukaga’s Home in Nsangi and Arrests 45 People

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Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has come out and confirmed that they raided singer Mathias Walukagga's house in Nsangi and arrested 45 people. According to a statement released by police, they were tipped off by their informants about a group of people who had gathered at Mathias Walukagga’s home. Below is Police's statement: "Police in Nsangi have today 03.02.2021 at around 12am carried out an operation at the home of Mathias Walukaga located in Maya Sub County Wakiso District.bit.lybettingoffersug The operation was as a result of information of a group of people who had gathered at the musician's home for a reason not yet known. At least 45 suspects , most of them residents of Kawempe Division were arrested and are currently detained at Nateete Police Station and Ns...
NRM, DP form coalitions to secure LC III Central Division Slots

NRM, DP form coalitions to secure LC III Central Division Slots

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Mukono.The National Resistance Movement (NRM)  party and Democratic Party (DP) members in Mukono have made a coalition in the LCIII Chairperson and Central division councilor elections to secure more slots against the National Unity Platform (NUP) party. This comes after NUP has secured all the top positions of MP Mukono Municipality, Chairperson LCV, Mayor and has the largest number of Councilors both at the district and Municipality councils.One of the Mukono LC III Chairperson Central Division candidates Robert Peter Kabanda has said that he has heard that the NRM has resorted “Our colleagues of NRM and DP has joined forces to fight NUP from taking as many slots as they can in the division. Some of my opponents like Wasswa Takwana, Jamil Kakembo to spread rumors to tarnish my name.” He...
Panic At Vision Group, M7 Directs Prosecution Of Top Journalists Over Shs3bn DGF Funds That Could Have Cost NRM Victory In Buganda

Panic At Vision Group, M7 Directs Prosecution Of Top Journalists Over Shs3bn DGF Funds That Could Have Cost NRM Victory In Buganda

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A number of investigative journalists at Uganda’s leading media house Vision Group are in panic after president Yoweri Museveni’s directive to have them investigated. outing going CEO BOSS Robert kabushenga Multiple credible sources at Vision group have intimated to theGrapevine that it all started a few days to 2021 general elections when embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Kabushenga applied for an interview with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential candidate Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni through Judith Nabakooba, the information minister. Sources disclosed that Museveni accepted the interview after being promised that it was going to be published on all vision group outlets which include: Bukedde newspaper, the New Vision, Bukedde 1 & ...