Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM has already secured seats in the 11th parliament after six of its candidates went through unopposed. By the close of the two-day country wide nomination exercise yesterday, NRM candidates in Ik county in Kaabong district, Bugahya county …
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Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Electoral Commission officially closed nomination of Members of Parliament on Friday, the National Resistance Movement – NRM failed to field a party flagbearer for Bukanga Constituency parliamentary seat in Isingiro district. The development comes after party authorities failed to declare a winner …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission – EC has nominated 28 aspirants for Gulu City Parliamentary elections in 2021 general elections. Twelve of them will contest as independents; three under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party; three under Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), three under the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala district office of the Electoral Commission has today turned away National female representative for Persons with disability, Safia Nalule who had turned up for nominations. Nalule also a commissioner of Parliament had turned up for nominations thinking since it was the last …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Better policies for street vending, garbage management and unemployment in the city have been highlighted by women seeking political office in Kampala, as key issues to be addressed when they are elected. The contenders; Faridah Nambi for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Stella …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two candidates vying for the Lubaga North parliamentary seat defied the Electoral Commission to hold post-nomination activities on Thursday. They include incumbent MP Moses Kasibante and the official candidate of the National Unity Platform Abubaker Kawalya. The Electoral Commission had earlier on guided that no events …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has nominated 66 persons seeking to contest for parliamentary positions in the 10 constituencies of Kampala city, spread around the five divisions. They include 59 aspirants for directly elected positions and seven others for the woman MP seats. According to the breakdown, Lubaga …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has nominated Bosmic Joyce Otim to contest for the Chua West Constituency seat amidst controversies surrounding his academic qualifications. Otim was nominated on Thursday by the Kitgum district Returning Officer Benjamin Ewal. This comes at the backdrop of a pending court …
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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission-EC has declined to nominate Sulaiman Jakana Nadduli as a candidate for the Nakaseke Central Parliamentary Seat citing a mismatch in the names on his academic documents and National Identity card. Jakana turned up at the Nakaseke district Electoral Commission offices around 11 …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was heavy police deployment at Kitgum District Local Government Headquarters as the Electoral Commission conducted the nominations for parliamentary aspirants in the district. The armed police officers were deployed as early as 7 am around the precincts of the district headquarters. Numerous roadblocks …
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