Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political party leaders in Luweero district have intensified the recruitment exercise for polling station agents ahead of general elections next week. On Wednesday night, the Electoral Commission delivered election materials for 471 polling stations located in Luweero district. The Electoral Commission has also completed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders in Iganga district have accused Electoral Commission-EC officials of failure to use strong seals on the ballot boxes which they say creates suspicion of possible vote rigging before the polling day. It was observed that out of the 323 ballot boxes received at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders in Luweero district have expressed concerns over the delivery of election materials with broken seals. On Wednesday at 9:30 pm, the Electoral Commission delivered election materials for 471 polling stations for Luweero district to its offices located in Luweero town council ahead of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aruu County Member of Parliament, Odonga Otto is wanted by police for escaping from lawful custody. The legislator was picked up by officers from Awere Police Station in Awere trading center in Pader district on allegations of violating the Electoral Commission guidelines on campaigning …
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▶ No voters at polling stations during counting ▶ Voters without masks will be turned away Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters will not be allowed to witness the counting of votes at polling stations due to COVID-19 standard operating procedures. This is according to the Electoral Commission. Justice Simon Byabakama, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has said it doesn’t want political parties and opposition candidates to have parallel election results tally centers. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday as he flagged off electoral materials to districts, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, the Electoral Commission chairman said that under the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has in total allocated 1.073 trillion Shillings to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) involved in the implementation of election related activities in the run up to the January 2021, general election. This is according to the pre-election economic and fiscal update released by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament from the National Resistance Movement has dismissed concerns from the opposition who claim that the night-time curfew will jeopardize the credibility of next week’s elections. Ugandans will be heading to the polls on the 14th of January to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Buganda districts—Wakiso, Luweero, Masaka, Butambala and Kampala—are among districts that have had a substantial percentage increase in the number of new voters, analysis of Electoral Commission voter data reveals. And experts mostly attribute this to Buganda’s strategic location. Napak is number one in terms …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mukono district have criticized the Electoral Commission-EC for the delayed issuance of voter location slips in the area. To help voters locate their polling stations, the Electoral Commission-EC embarked on the countrywide distribution of the Voter Location Slips to every registered voter late …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
