Daily Monitor
Thursday January 21 2021
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Yesterday’s local government elections registered a low turnout countrywide compared to national elections.
Ugandans across the country yesterday took to the polls to elect district chairpersons, city mayors and councillors, having elected a President and Members of Parliament (MPs) on January 14 and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) MPs on Monday.
Voters that Daily Monitor interviewed yesterday said Ugandans had lost interest in elections, while others accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of failing to sensitise locals about the relevance of local governments.
Local government are key since they are at the forefront of nurturing citizen engagement, service delivery and management of public space. They also monitor lower level units at sub-county level.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 19 2021
Extraction of mineral resources has risen markedly in recent years and will continue to grow to serve the needs of a growing population.
A recent geological, geochemical and airborne geophysical data covering 80 percent of Uganda discovered a total of 18 new mineral targets, 10 new uranium priority anomalies, 300 million tonnes of proven iron ore deposits in the country.
There was also increase in vermiculite reserves from five million tonnes to 54.9 million tonnes, increase in limestone and marble reserves from 30 million tonnes to more than 500 million tonnes, 7.8 million ounces of gold in Busia, Kamalenge, Mashonga, Kampano and Alupe, 1.7 billion tonnes of graphite Orom, Kitgum, 230Mt of Phophate and Iron for the Sukulu phosphates, among others.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 16 2021
Forum for Democratic Change party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuria campaigns in Kakapiripirit District on December 12,2020
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The Kakumiro Grade One Magistrate’s Court was on January 6, at 8.20pm, enveloped in darkness.
But still the court, which was aided with light emanating from a camera manned by an NTV reporter, proceeded to charge Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s presidential candidate, who was for the umpteenth time arrested while campaigning in the western district of Kibaale, with a preposterous charge of being driven on the roof a vehicle, which put his life at risk.
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Daily Monitor
Sunday December 20 2020
This photo taken on December 20,2020, shows 11 of the 13 suspects that had found their way into Uganda on mission - to free their 2 colleagues that had late Saturday night been captured by the UPDF . PHOTO/BILL OKETCH.
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The suspects were arrested without a single gunshot.
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The Uganda People s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers have arrested 13 Sudanese in Kitgum District after they crossed into Uganda territory with intent to cause havoc.
Army 5th Division spokesperson, Lt Hassan Ahamed Kato, confirmed that two Sudanese suspected to be animal and crop thieves were first arrested in Lipan hunting ground, Kitenyi Sub-county in Kitgum on Saturday night.