Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The election of LC111 and municipality division chairpersons and councillors is witnessing a slow start, as voters stay away across the country. Voting is taking place in much of Uganda, except for Kampala and other cities that concluded their polls last week. Our reporters …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voter turnout in Kasese District was notably low during Thursday’s local council elections, with many citizens expressing concerns over alleged election manipulation and dissatisfaction with last week’s parliamentary results. Several voters criticized the way results were announced by the district returning officer on Saturday morning, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 Local Council One (LCI) chairpersons and their executive committee members from 200 villages across Gulu City and District are undergoing intensive training on court case management and gender issues. The training, implemented by the International Justice Mission (IJM) in partnership with the Ministry …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved a proposal to extend the term of office of the Local Council one and two by six months. Their term of office expired on 10th July 2023 but the government said that they did not have the means to conduct elections. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators tasked the Ministry of Finance to prioritise funding of the elections for Local Councils I, II and the women’s councils. The MPs’ demands were made during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 12 July 2023. Hon. Susan Amero (Indep., Amuria District Woman Representative) said that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Bukomansimbi district is struggling to fully operationalize lower Local Council courts due to the absence of translated laws that guide their adjudication. The community courts at lower local government administrative units are charged with adjudicating minor cases, making relevant orders for compensation, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC is seeking a budgetary provision of 54.5 billion shillings to conduct elections for Local Council I and II and Women Councils and Committees across the country. Justice Simon Byabakama, the EC chairperson tabled the request on Wednesday before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs …
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THIS WEEK: Low turn up for LC voter registration Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission witnessed a low turn up for the registration of voters for Women Council, Local Council I and II elections which will take place in a few days. There was an average of …
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