Day: July 7, 2022

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced that they will not front any candidate for the upcoming by-election for Soroti East Constituency in Soroti City but rather supports FDC’s sole candidate Attan Moses. On May 24th, 2022, the Court of Appeal declared the Soroti East MP seat vacant on grounds that the Electoral Commission failed to conduct free and fair polls. The judgment stemmed from an appeal by a voter challenging the annexation and transfer Opiyai and Aloet wards from Soroti City East to Soroti City West after the nomination of the candidates, which disfranchised and denied over 4560 voters the right to exercise their constitutional right to vote for the leader of their choice. Through their socials, NUP said that, “Although we had very good potential candidates in Soroti,...

A prospective recruit to the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has died after participating in a 5 kilometer fitness run in Gulu city. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Jacob Opiyo, a resident of Kitgum District. He was pronounced dead at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital on Wednesday evening where he was rushed for emergency treatment. Opiyo reportedly collapsed shortly after completing the 5 Km run in the ongoing recruitment of UWA rangers. Bashir Hangi, the UWA Communications Manager confirmed Opiyo’s death to Uganda Radio Network in an interview. He said the deceased became dizzy after successfully completing the 5 Km race and was rushed to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital where he died later. He cautioned those interested in joining UWA not to commit themselves to go through...