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VIDEO: No budget without LC elections money – Ugandan MPs

VIDEO: A section of Members of Parliament vow not to pass the budget for the financial year 2017-2018, if government doesn’t allocate money for the LC 1 and 2 elections that had been scheduled for January this year. Legislators also expressed dissatisfaction, saying government was breaching the constitution for  by not conducting …

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No money for LC elections, New EC Boss

During a Feb.10 meeting with the media, New Chairman of Electoral Commission Justice Simon Byabakama dispelled reports that the country will conduct LC 1 and 2 polls in March saying that the government has delayed to release funds. Byabakama who was unsure about when the elections will finally be held …

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Controversy over how LC elections are to be conducted

Prior to the end of last year’s festivities, the Minister for Constitutional Affairs Kahinda Otafiire (Pictured) told parliament of the government’s plan to conduct Local Council elections mid this month. He revealed that the government has proposed voting to be by standing behind one’s favorite candidate citing financial constraints. The …

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VIDEO: NRM has no funds for LCI elections, says Tanga Odoi

VIDEO: The ruling National Resistance Movement is financially handicapped and therefore unable to mobilize grassroot structures ahead of the local council elections. The party’s electoral commission chief Dr. Tanga Odoi says they are still waiting for the central executive committee to come up with a budget, before they embark on …

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Rugunda assures on Local Council 1 elections, set for January

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has announced that the elections for the Local Council 1 leaders will be held in January 2017. The structures for the Local Council 1 have not been in place legally for more than a decade. Rugunda said the government has secured funds for organising the polls …

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