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Oyam Engola Okello Junior has been confirmed the NRM party flag bearer for the Oyam North by-election. The primary election result was declared on Saturday 17 th .June. 2023  by the NRM party leaders has proved Okello Engola Junior as the party flag bearer for Oyam North after beating Queen Dorothy Amolo who declined to step down even after the NRM party spoke to her. In the election results declared by NRM electoral commission chairman Dr. Tanga Odoi, at Marioshoni primary school in Oyam district; Engola Okello Junior garnered 532 votes (62.3%), beating Queen Dorothy Amolo who got 322 votes (37.7%). The party leaders held a meeting with all the aspirants who were convinced to step down for Engola Junior. Among those who stepped down are; Otto Billie, Julius Peter Moto, Alfred Okello Obaro, and Abangakene Augustine. Queen Dorothy Amolo declined to step down for Engola Junior who finally won the election. Otto Billie said he decided to step down in respect to the party leadership. O...

A group of women canvassing support and popularising UPDF General Muhoozi Kainerugaba (MK) has launched its nationwide activities aimed at mobilizing Ugandans to rally behind MK at an appropriate time when he seeks a mandate to lead Uganda. Muhoozi has on a number of times expressed interest to lead Uganda. Judith Mukidi Basemera, the chairperson of the 13-member group dubbed AGOJIE said the umbrella welcomes all women supporters and well-wishers of the MK movement. Agojie focuses on women and ghetto youth programs dubbed MK Agojie Development Initiative which ensure social economic transformation for the underprivileged. “The activities we are rolling out will be applied by all women groups under the MK Movement teams to reach a much bigger population.    The name ‘Agojie’ was initiated by the Chairman of MK Movement, SPO/SO Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba on 21st March 2023 through a tweet that recognized women as great warriors,” Ms Basemera told this website.   Basemera adde...

  In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, background, conducts an Orthodox service celebrating Trinity Sunday, in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 4, 2023, with Russia's most famous icon, center, The Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev that was kept in Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery since the 1920s was moved to Christ the Savior Cathedral for the holiday on President Vladimir Putin's order. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP) Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests MOSCOW --  Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia's most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow's main cathedral despite the keepers' vociferous protests. The Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev, which was kept in Moscow...

  India's deadly rail crash was likely caused by a signaling failure that resulted in a train wrongly changing tracks, the country's railway minister has said. Ashwini Vaishnaw said there had been an error with the "electronic interlocking" - a system that manages the tracks and signals sequencing using sensors and feedback. "Whoever did it and how it happened will be found out after proper investigation," he added. At least 275 people died in the accident and nearly 1,200 more were injured. The death toll had been higher but was revised down after officials found some bodies were counted twice. Authorities finished rescue operations on Sunday and worked to clear the wreckage of the two passenger trains that derailed on Friday night in Balasore district in Odisha state. More than 1,000 people were involved in the rescue in eastern  India . Jaya Verma Sinha, a senior railway official, said the preliminary investigation found a signal was given to the high-spe...

  A group of Ugandan children is on the verge of glory after reaching the final of hit UK talent show Britain's Got Talent, where they have won over the judges and the public with their dazzling dance moves and bubbly personalities. They have already made history after becoming the first act to be given a "golden buzzer" by one of the judges before they had even finished their performance. This sent them straight through to Wednesday's semi-final, where they received most public votes, meaning they are now among the 10 acts taking part in Sunday's final. The group of six children aged between six and 13 all come from impoverished backgrounds in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where they were taken in and cared for by their guardian-turned manager Dauda Kavuma. He told the BBC that he hopes their success can encourage other children living in similar circumstances. "We feel so happy to keep doing this and to bring hope to all the children around the world who ar...