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The Chief of Defence Forces Gen David Muhoozi has encouraged Ugandans to go about their usual business without fear amid threats being circulated on social media.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is poised to win "overwhelmingly" in the Eastern region, according to the NRM Vice chairperson for Eastern region Capt Mike Mukula. 

An unspecified number of Facebook accounts believed to be aligned or believed to be friendly with the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] were on January 9 blocked with some pages permanently unpublished or deleted on Facebook.

Isingiro District National Unity Platform Woman MP flag bearer Lillian Keitetsi has joined a growing list of NUP leaders that have defected to the ruling NRM party.

This comes just a few days to elections which will be held on January 14.

Members of Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi's family have acquired visas from the US Embassy and are about to flee the country, the Kampala Post has learnt.

President Yoweri Museveni last evening used the end of year address to warn criminals and crooks who intend to destabilize Uganda and this year’s elections, by getting involved in cheating.

President Yoweri Museveni welcomed National Unity Platform (NUP) members to the NRM, the party whose flag he is holding in the 2020/21 general elections.

By K. David Mafabi

Top opposition politicians have reportedly been funded by foreigners to a tune of $10m (over Shs37bn) to facilitate them in the forthcoming general elections. 

The National Unity Platform Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has been given a non-cash bail of Shs1m and his sureties, Shs5m each.