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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Opposition political players, the civil society and opinion leaders have jointly signalled that Uganda will be headed in the wrong direction if it follows the 2021 election roadmap as released by the Electoral Commission.   This was the main issue of contentious during a one-day dialogue …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Gloria Linda Nagami has sued the Electoral Commission for blocking more than one million citizens from participating in the electoral process. Nagami, 25 has filed her application before the High Court Civil Division with the help of public interest lawyers of Pace Advocates. She …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party has rejected MP Nabillah Naggayi’s nomination forms, a blow to her attempt to contest for the position of Lord Mayor in Kampala using the party ticket. Nabilah, the current Kampala Woman MP had returned her nomination forms …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Non-Governmental Organizations under their umbrella Uganda National NGO Forum have asked the  Electoral Commission to expand the means through which candidates will campaign in forthcoming elections. The NGOs say that the media landscape and ownership in Uganda cannot allow the use of the media as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. Last month, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns as opposed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party Electoral Commission has ruled out holding party primaries through electoral colleges. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Dr Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of the party’s Electoral Commission said not withstanding what is taking place in parliament, the party is going elect …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party President Jimmy Akena says that they are ready to participate in the 2021 general election despite several challenges posed by the revised roadmap recently issued by the Electoral Commission (EC). UPC becomes the first Opposition political party to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission is seeking more time to implement an order to allow Ugandans in the diaspora and those in prisons to participate in electoral processes. The High Court in Kampala issued the order last month on the basis of a petition filed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ephraim Kamuntu has asked Members of Parliament to approve the Political Parties and Organisations Regulations. He argues that the regulations are urgently needed to provide means to conduct internal elections of identifying flag bearers ahead of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party (DP) has suggested that Parliament postpones the 2021 general election until the COVID-threat of 19 is no longer a factor. They argue that in the event that the elections are not postponed, the government can consider ignoring the risk of infection …