Uganda politics

The Ugandan President his excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been declared the winner of the presidential elections by the head of electoral commission, Badru Kiggundu on Saturday  evening, he has won most of the votes from up-country areas more than Kampala. Check also: President Museveni leads count in Uganda elections Below are some twitter comments from different people. https://twitter.com/MabiriziEJ/status/701037600434479106 From ...

Kampala – Partial results in Uganda’s election on Friday gave president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni a solid lead, as police arrested his main challenger for the third time this week. As voting concluded on Friday, provisional results gave the 71-year-old leader 63% of the vote with nearly half of polling centres counted. Check also: Ugandan government shuts down social media ahead ...

The Ugandan government decided to block access to social media on both computers and mobile phones ahead of election day, all popular social media platforms such as facebook, twitter and whatsapp were shut down on Wednesday at mid-night. Check also: Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni takes part in presidential debate Amnesty International deputy regional director, Sarah Jackson said the shut down ...

KAMPALA— Six Ugandan presidential candidates waited for several minutes after being introduced at Saturday evening’s debate before President Yoweri Museveni appeared belatedly on stage. Check also: Uganda Among The First African Countries To Build A Successful Commercial Solar Powered Cars Because Museveni has never participated in such a debate during his 30 years in office, the moment was historic. The ...

African leaders have recently backed a Kenyan proposal pushing for a withdrawer from the International Criminal Court, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African Union chairman at the two-day summit, criticised the court for focusing its efforts on African leaders. Check also African leaders :ICC calls for SA to arrest Sudan’s president Omar Al-Bashir ...