The Electoral Commission (EC) has dispatched election materials including ballot papers from the commission’s warehouse in Banda ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday Feb.18. The EC chairman Eng. Badru Kiggundu told journalists that phones and cameras are not allowed in the precincts of polling stations. He said …
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By Haggai Matsiko Big money deals loom over election The general elections of Feb. 18 must not only be free and fair, they must be seen to be free and fair. That is the higher bar imposed on the Electoral Commission by numerous challenges leading into the elections; including procurement …
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By Flavia Nassaka Starts vetting all voter education messages for `bias’ TOPOWA’ is a commonly used word in Ugandan street-speak, especially among the youth. Though its origin is unclear, it has been generally understood to mean “Don’t give up”. This word has been taken up by many including advertisers. For …
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With over 30 new constituencies created, the Electoral Commission Chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu has categorically confirmed to the Members of Parliament that EC won’t require extra money to manage elections in these constituencies. Eng. Kiggundu noted that the money budgeted for will be enough since there won’t be a change …
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By Flavia Nassaka On April 20, the Electoral Commission (EC) called a press conference to announce developments in compilation of the Voters’ Register for the 2016 national elections. The EC said aspiring voters needed to visit registration centres at their parishes to verify their data. But the event got entangled …
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By Flavia Nassaka According to the electoral roadmap, the general update of the voters’ register was scheduled to end tomorrow April 30 but the Electoral Commission (EC) has today announced the extension of the exercise to May 04th saying that many people have not yet visited their respective parishes to …
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By Joan Akello The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that polling materials for the by-elections in Kamuli and Kween districts will be dispatched to the respective districts today. The EC chairman Eng. Badru Kiggundu said that on Thursday, 17,851 and 37,450 voters will go to the polls in Kamuli and …
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By Julius Odeke The Public Relations Officer for Electoral Commission, Charles Ochola says his office is ready to organize for any by-elections provided the clerk to parliament writes to Electoral Commission informing them of any vacant seat in parliament. Ochola told Independent on a telephone interview that, “We have just …
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By the independent team With just four months to the February 2011 elections, queries are being raised on multiple registrations in the national voters’ register. The Independent last week published a story in which a casual survey of the e-register showed staggering double registration in three constituencies. But the Electoral …
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By Independent Team Museveni awards Shs 200 billion deal at midnight On July 25, 1996 Consolidated Sales Corporation (CSC), an offshore company, submitted an offer to the Ministry of Defence in Uganda proposing to supply MI-24 attack helicopter gunships. CSC’s representative in Uganda, Emmanuel Katto, gave the offer to …
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