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By Amos TayebwaMbarara Residents and local leaders in Bwizibwera–Rutooma Town Council have demanded a public apology from the Mbarara District LC5 Chairman-elect, Hygiene Kururagire, accusing him of openly campaigning against fellow National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates during the recent local council elections. Kururagire was declared unopposed as Mbarara District LC5 Chairman for the 2026–2031 term after defeating incumbent Didas Tabaro …

Post Views: 4 By Andama mosesIN BUNYOROwww.mknewslink.com—- The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has suffered notable electoral setbacks in Hoima City, following the loss of all three parliamentary seats last week and, most recently, the mayoral position to an independent candidate. According to results declared by the Hoima City Returning Officer, Ms Obra Atamba, Mr Edward Isingoma—who contested as …

Post Views: 3 AMBROSE KWERONDAIN GREATER KABALEwww.mknewslink.com The National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer, Denis Nzeirwe Ndyomugyenyi, has been declared the winner of the Kabale District LC5 Chairperson race, defeating the incumbent, Nelson Nshangabasheija, who was running as an independent candidate. While announcing the results, the District Returning Officer, Ms. Aisha Nansubuga, said Ndyomugyenyi emerged victorious after polling 44,511 …

Kasese – The National Unity Platform (NUP) has lost its designated candidate for Kasese District LC5 chairperson, Gadi Mbayahi, who passed away Sunday night at Kilembe Mines Hospital, party officials confirmed Monday. He was 52. Mbayahi, a retired civil-engineer turned businessman, had been hospitalised for two weeks with complications linked to acute pneumonia, according to family spokesperson Justus Kule. “Doctors …

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara At last, the long-running political tension that has divided Rwampara District has cooled down after LC5 Chairman Richard Owomugasho and outgoing Speaker Jotham Mwesigwa publicly buried the hatchet. The reconciliation was witnessed during the official hand-over ceremony for Mwesigwa, who resigned his seat as District Speaker and Mwizi Sub-county Councillor to take up a new …