Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Henry Tumukunde has been dully cleared by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 general elections. A slight anomaly had been found in Gen Tumukunde’s papers by the Electoral Commission chairman Justice Simon Byabakama and tasked him to take oath to rectify …
Read More »EC warns Ugandans against confrontations with security forces
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission chairman Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi has cautioned supporters of any of the aspiring presidential candidates not to be lured into confrontational engagements with security forces. Byabakama told journalists that the commission had received reports that several presidential aspirants have mobilized supporters to hold …
Read More »Police to escort presidential aspirants to the nomination venue
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All presidential aspirants will be escorted by the police personnel from their intended set-off venues to the nomination centre at Kyambogo University. This is according to letters sent by the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola to all persons who have been cleared for …
Read More »FDC vows to defy EC on numbers, COVID-19 testing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has declared that it will not abide by restrictions on the number of the people accompanying its presidential aspirant Patrick Amuriat Oboi for nomination on Tuesday. The party has also defied a requirement for COVID-19 testing of …
Read More »Politicians cautioned against chaos as presidential nominations draw closer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians have been cautioned against propagating chaos as the country prepares for presidential nominations due to start tomorrow November 2, 2020. The 2-day exercise will be held at the Kyambogo University cricket ground. According to guidelines issued earlier by the police, all presidential aspirants …
Read More »Amuriat to launch presidential campaign in Soroti
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate, Patrick Amuriat Oboi will launch his national campaigns from Soroti city grounds after nominations. According to the Electoral Commission, Amuriat will be nominated on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Amuriat says that Soroti being his home and the …
Read More »EAC mission hails peaceful election as Magufuli wins Tanzanian vote
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The EAC Election Observer Mission to the Tanzania General Election has described the process as having been largely conducted in a peaceful environment. The preliminary statement was issued a few hours before the National Electoral Commission announced incumbent John Pombe Magufuli the duly elected president. …
Read More »EC offers free Covid tests for journalists and presidential aspirants
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The electoral commission has today conducted free covid-19 testing for all journalists, politicians and other service providers wishing to take part in next week’s presidential nomination exercise. Several members of the media fraternity took part in the exercise at the EC offices along Jinja road …
Read More »NRM opposes printing ballot papers from abroad
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement- NRM party has opposed any efforts by the Electoral Commission to print the ballot papers from abroad. Speaking to reporters shortly after a presidential aspirants meeting at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala on Thursday, Justine Kasule Lumumba, the Secretary-General of …
Read More »ANT calls for more civic education to voters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformations – ANT has called for more civic education to be be carried out by the Electoral Commission ahead of the 2021 election. The party says they noticed lots of gaps while collecting signatures for their presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha …
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