Month: July 2012

The Ruling National Resistance Movement is challenging the results from yesterdays by election in Bukoto South Constituency. Democratic Party’s Mathias Nsubuga was declared winner of the hotly contested race against his closest challenger; the NRM’s Alintuma Nsambu. Nsubuga won the parliamentary race by a margin of 1,400. However, the NRM […]

Mathias Nsubuga has won the Bukoto South Parliamentary race. The Democratic Party candidate was declared winner last night by the Lwengo district returning officer Elijah Gracious. Nsubuga beat his closest challenger; NRM’s Alintuma Nsambu with a 1,421 margin, getting 11,854 votes against Nsambu’s 10,427. Following in third place is Julius […]

Veteran politician Jaberi Bidandi Ssali who was reported yesterday to be in critical condition has started showing signs of improving. Bidandi was on Tuesday night rushed and admitted to the International Hospital, Kampala (IHK), after collapsing at his home. The opposition People’s Progressive Party Spokes person Saddam Gayira says though […]

Voting continues in Lwengo district in a by election for the Bukoto South Constituency MP, but not without hitches. Atleast two police officers have been arrested in connection with alleged electoral malpractice. One of them has been identified as the OC CID Sembabule Iga Gonzaga. The duo is said to […]