In Nabweru, Nansana Municipality, Agatha Mulawa, a local resident, woke up to find people sitting on benches near the town council offices. Surprised, she learned that the Electoral Commission (EC) officials were on-site to register new voters and update the existing voter register. A first-time voter, Mulawa had assumed that registration was automatic after receiving a national ID.
In July 2023, Minister Magyezi ordered a fresh allocation of lockups and stalls in the new central market after meeting dissatisfied vendors who had raised concerns about irregularities in the initial allocation process.
The sugar project targets to benefit 1,946 members of Atiak Sugar Plantation Out-growers’ Society Ltd and 2,500 members for Gem Pacilo Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Gulu and Amuru Districts.
Kenneth Kabyanga, a lead petitioner says the delay has rendered them unemployed since it is not legally acceptable to practice pharmacy without proper license and registration.
The Office of the Prime Minister explains that 158,000 of the refugees initially on record are in unknown places, 34,000 are reported to have returned home, and 9,000 registered more than once. Another 3,000 were reported as deceased, 1,400 were Ugandans registered as refugees, and 55,000 are living in urban centers, away from the camps.
In more than 18 cases reported around Kampala Metropolitan Policing area, police verification teams have recovered several previously stolen vehicles that have been reportedly used during the escape of robbers and thieves. Five of these were recovered within the last one week.
Non Governmental Organisations NGOs have called on international donors to provide appropriate funding towards the refugee assistance in Uganda after biometric verification confirmed that Uganda hosts 1.1 million refugees.
In September 2017, Naava appeared before the Land Commission to respond to accusations of evicting 3,000 Bibanja holders from 16 villages on three-square miles of land in Mubende.
Around Kisekka Market in downtown Kampala, less than 100 voters have so far been verified from a register of more than 1000 people. Verification started at 10:30 a.am but has been halted several times because of the chaotic crowd around the polling centres.
Dan Oroma, the Speaker Kitgum Municipality, says council unanimously resolved that all revenues be banked by the tax payers who will be expected to present bank deposit slips for verification.
