Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement- NRM leaders in Masaka Municipality want the Electoral Commission to review the on-going national voters’ verification exercise. Fred Kalema, the NRM chairperson for Nyendo-Ssenyange division and other party leaders want the Electoral Commission to consider conducting the exercise at village council …
Read More »Inconsistencies affecting voter registration exercise in Masaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inconsistencies in the verification of voters are affecting the on-going voter’s register update exercise in Masaka district. Despite the Electoral Commission extending the deadline twice for the exercise, many people in Masaka district are yet to verify their voter eligibility. Swaibu Makumbi, the chairperson of …
Read More »Court dismisses interim application seeking to include prisoners in voting process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has dismissed an interim application by City Lawyer, Steven Kalali seeking to compel Electoral Commission to include Ugandans in the diaspora and prison inmates in the voting process. The Deputy Registrar of the High Court Civil Division, Sarah Langa …
Read More »Double registration mars update of voters register in Nebbi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Double registration and low turn up of voters is hindering the on-going update of the national voters’ register in Nebbi district. The Electoral Commission- EC gazetted November 21st to December 16th 2019 for the update of the national voters’ register ahead of the 2021 general …
Read More »Court rejects EC’s request in prisoners voting case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has overruled an objection raised by the Electoral Commission in a case wanted an interim application seeking to have Ugandans in the Diaspora and prisoners allowed to participate in the voting process. On Wednesday, the lawyer for Electoral Commission Hamid Lugolobi asked …
Read More »LCI chairpersons protest registration of non residents in voters register execrise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and LCI chairpersons in Nakikota parish, Luweero district have disagreed with Electoral Commission officials over registration of non-residents during the update of the nationals voters’ register. Last month, the Electoral Commission embarked on general update of the National Voters’ Register ahead of 2020-21 …
Read More »Electoral Commission asks court to dismiss petition seeking to include prisoners in voting process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has asked court to dismiss an application challenging its failure to include Ugandan inmates and citizens in the diaspora in the electoral processes on grounds that the suit is incompetent. Electoral Commission lawyers led by Hamid Lugolobi told the Civil Division High …
Read More »EC extends deadline for update of National voters register
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission- EC has extended the deadline for update of the National Voter Register. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the EC Chairman Simon Byabakama said the exercise has been extended for five more days, starting from Thursday 12th and ending Monday 16th December 2019. …
Read More »MPs want voter verification exercise reviewed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has urged the Electoral Commission to review the on-going voter verification exercise to ensure all eligible people vote in the 2021 general elections. Oulanyah made the appeal on Wednesday after Arua Woman Member of Parliament Maurine Osoru raised a matter …
Read More »Court consolidates suits against Electoral Commission chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has merged two suits seeking to force the Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama out of office for alleged failure to resign from the Court of Appeal. According to Justice Ssekaana, he will jointly hear the suits filed by City Lawyer, …
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