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MPs to meet Kadaga over funding for electoral violence probe

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson of the Human Rights Committee Janepher Nantume Egunyu has said she will meet the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga over lack of funds to investigate electoral violence. Last week, the committee postponed investigations into cases of electoral violence due to lack of funding. …

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Parliament’s probe on electoral violence suffers setback over funding

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Human Rights Committee of parliament has decided to postpone investigations into cases of electoral violence due to funding. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga directed the committee to take stock of the human rights violations that marred the electoral process. Although the committee was …

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Lamwo woman MP opts for court over election results

Lamwo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Molly Lanyero, the incumbent Lamwo District Woman Member of Parliament has opted for a legal battle over alleged irregularities in the January 2021 general election. Lanyero, a candidate for the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM, lost the seat to an independent candidate Nancy Achora. Lanyero polled …

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Kyagulanyi seeks ICC indictment against President Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict President Yoweri Museveni for perpetuation electoral violence. Kyagulanyi said that President Museveni was violating the rights of Ugandans even as the country heads to elections. He says that the basis for …

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NRM and opposition in Kyotera blame campaign violence on police laxity

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have come under fire from the opposition and National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidates in Kyotera district for alleged failure to contain the electoral violence there. Candidates from the rival political camps have been trading accusations for the electoral violence. However, the rival groups accuse …

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Acholi leaders condemn violence, call for calmness

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Acholi sub region have condemned the recent electoral violence that broke out in Kampala and other parts of the country following the arrest and detention of National Unity Platform – NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. The Nwoya district woman MP Lilly Adong says …

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Religious leaders ask security personnel to refrain from acts of brutality

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders under their umbrella, the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda- IRCU have asked security personnel from to refrain from acts of brutality. Addressing the media on Wednesday in Mbarara, Joshua Kitakule, the Secretary-General IRCU said as the country is trying to avoid incidents of electoral …

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Voters asked to shun candidates who engage in electoral violence

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairman of the Electoral Commission Justice Simon Byabakama has implored voters to shun any candidate who engages in electoral violence. Speaking on Thursday at the Electoral Commission offices along Jinja road in Kampala, Byabakama said those who engage in violence discredit the work that …

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