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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Special Police Constables-SPCs who were deployed to provide security during the presidential and local council elections in Hoima city and Hoima district are grumbling over what they call delayed payment of their allowances. A large group stormed the Hoima city Electoral Commission offices in Kijungu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nancy Kalembe Linda, the lone female candidate in the Ugandan presidential race this year believes that she would have emerged the victor if the campaign period was longer than two months. Kalembe says that the limited time within which presidential candidates had to reach the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some 756 polling agents who have been manning the polls in Kampala Central division for the Electoral Commission (EC) have not been paid for their work. The polling agents are demanding for training allowances for one day of 10,000 shillings each and 80,000 shillings for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations in Wakiso district on Wednesday reported missing ballot papers from the booklets. According to Electoral Commission, each ballot booklet must have a total of 50 papers. However, at some polling stations visited by our reporter, some booklets had 30 to 40 papers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Biometric Voter Verification Kits-BVVK machines have contributed to the slow pace of voting at the different polling stations within Jinja city. Most of the BVVK machines experienced network breakdown and voters would spend close to seven minutes verifying their details before being cross-checked in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Kira municipality and Kasangati town council, two of the constituencies that overwhelmingly voted for National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu have shunned the district chairperson and councillor elections. At a number of polling stations visited by URN such as Luteete, Magere, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local council elections have been called off in some parts of Sembabule district following a mismatch in the particulars of candidates as reflected on the ballot papers. The affected areas include Mateete sub county and Semababule town council. In Sembabule town council, Joseph Ssenyondo an …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Aruu County Member of Parliament, Samuel Odonga Otto is hospitalised at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital after collapsing while recording a statement at Pader Central Police Station.  Otto reportedly collapsed at around 6 pm on Tuesday evening while being interrogation in the office of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apac district authorities have raised concern over the decision by the Electoral Commission to conduct elections in newly created town councils and sub counties. Government recently created 364 sub-counties, 352 town councils and 10 cities country wide with the aim of taking services closer to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 165 polling stations mainly in Kampala and Wakiso have more than 1200 registered voters, the ceiling of voters supposed to be at a particular polling station according to Electoral Commission (EC) data analyzed by Uganda Radio Network. The implication of this is the likelihood of …