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What next for Opposition after loss to Museveni?


Daily Monitor
Sunday January 24 2021
Summary
With both presidential and parliamentary elections concluded, Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering.
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Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering.
FDC
When the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) honchos sit down to do a forensic analysis of the recent elections, the outcome will be straightforward: not what they wanted. For the first time since elections were organised under the multiparty dispensation, the FDC party has lost its position as the biggest Opposition political party. They lost this time to the newly formed National Unity Platform (NUP) party. ....

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Low voter turnout, irregularities mar local council elections


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. ....

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Why NRM party retained its dominance in Ankole, Kigezi


Daily Monitor
Monday January 18 2021
Summary
NRM says. “This time round, the overwhelming NRM win was dependent on effort put in by mobilisers who explained to the local people what President Museveni and NRM have done for them. This was also as a result of NRM leaders in the area. We sat and agreed that the party should win overwhelmingly,’’ Ms Mary Karooro, the Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister.
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Ankole and Kigezi sub-regions, which make up south western Uganda, have 65 parliamentary seats. 
Of these, NRM has won 53 seats, Forum for democratic Change (FDC) three seats, while nine have gone to Independents, eight of whom are NRM leaning. ....

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State House staff catch Covid-19


State House staff catch Covid-19
Tuesday December 15 2020
President Museveni sits on a chair which was gifted to him by supporters in Rukungiri District yesterday.Mr Museveni revealed that some of the State House staff have tested positive for Covid-19.PHOTO/KELVIN ATUHAIRE
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President Museveni yesterday revealed that some of the State House staff have tested positive for Covid-19, something that also forced him to take a test before travelling to Rukungiri District on his final campaign leg in Kigezi Sub-region.
“In State House, we have workers who have been found with Corona. There are workers in three categories. Those of the press and some household workers. I also asked to be tested because I did not want to bring Corona to Rukungiri,” the President said without mentioning the third category of staff affected. ....

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