Tag Archives: EALA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana has ordered lawyers representing 23 members of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party who are challenging the decision of locking them out of the primaries of the East African Legislative Assembly- EALA elections to bring formal instructions …

Ring-fencing for incumbents kicks off storm among party cadres   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Ambrose Nampwera is a disgruntled aspirant of the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA). He was hoping to contest on the ticket of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) when the party announced that it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three-23 aspirants have petitioned the High Court to restrain the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party from implementing its decision to ring-fence six positions of members of parliament for the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA. The applicants are part of more than 100 people who had expressed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have written to the party Secretary-General and the party Electoral Commission chairperson contesting their elimination from the primaries of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) race. The complainants are Nuwabiine Jossy, Maganda Julius, Nuwagaba Herbert, Dr. …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community Secretariat and the EAC legislative assembly EALA are seeking for solutions to the misunderstandings between them that currently seek to disrupt the newly passed budget. After the passing of the budget, the parliamentarians expressed concern that their decisions are disregarded …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Martin Ngoga has eulogized former Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, describing him as, ‘a great leader who had a great potential’. “At the age of 56, his political potential as a citizen and a leader has been cut short but …

There is more of expanding markets than harmonization, experts say Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African member states have been urged to tangibly manage debt and harmonise tax regimes to support growth of the East African Community. Speaking at a dialogue, on Feb.11 held in Kampala, under …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP is not in a hurry to choose a candidate for the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA due to the absence of the required guidelines, the Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has revealed. The East African Legislative Assembly-EALA is an organ of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has voted Harold Kaija as its flagbearer for the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) race. Kaija was elected on Tuesday at the party headquarters in Najjanakumbi by members of the party’s National Executive Committee-NEC. In the five-man race, Harold …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has nominated two candidates for the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) race. The candidates are Dr Joseph Tindyebwa, the Deputy Secretary-General in charge of Research, and Seruwuge Yassin, former FDC candidate for Bukoto South. The party’s nominations end on …