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Besigye leaves vacuum FDC cannot fill – Mao

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by Dr. Kiiza Besigye not to run for presidency in the 2021 general election is the biggest test for the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party, the Democratic Party President general Norbert Mao has observed. The four time presidential candidate and former …

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Village youths leaders want EC to reduce voting time

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The newly elected Village Youths Committee leaders and voters have asked the Electoral Commission to reduce the voting hours in the next round of elections for Special Interest Groups. The youth leaders say that the time allotted during the election of village youth committees on Monday …

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Youth council elections in Busia municipality halted over chaos

Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Election Officials in Busia district have halted the election for youth Councils in Eastern Division, Busia Municipality over chaos. The elections in both Mawero East A and Marachi parishes were marred with chaos after supporters of some of the candidates started throwing stones at their opponents …

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New Zealand election to be delayed to Oct. 17 due to COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday that the general election will be held on Oct. 17, four weeks after Sept. 19 when the poll was originally scheduled for. “The Electoral Commission, via the Ministry of Justice, has advised me that a safe …

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Tumukunde outlines policy priorities as he starts presidential race

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Security Minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has unveiled his policy priorities as he journey’s to the presidency. Tumukunde, a three-star retired General of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces will be challenging Yoweri Museveni, his former boss and Commander in Chief of the Armed …

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Sanjay asks NRM delegates to ignore racial biases

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanjay Tanna, the former Tororo Municipality MP who is vying for election as the Eastern region NRM vice chairperson has asked party delegates to discard racial prejudices and focus on the candidate’s capacity to deliver. Speaking to URN in an interview shortly after addressing NRM …

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I am retiring from elective politics- Muruli Mukasa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Service Minister and Budyebo County Member of Parliament in Nakasongola district, Wilson Muruli Mukasa will not seek re-election in the 2021 polls. In a message to URN, the 68-year-old minister who has served Budyebo County for two five year terms in parliament …

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Trump raises possibility of delaying U.S. election in November

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump raised the possibility on Thursday of delaying the country’s presidential election in November, alleging that “universal mail-in voting” will make the 2020 election “the most inaccurate and fraudulent” in history. “It will be a great embarrassment to the USA,” he continued. …

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