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Pader, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic party President, Nobert Mao has asked voters to carry their own pens on voting day as a measure to safeguard against the corona virus and other dangers. Nobert Mao who was addressing Pader residents at Mayor’s garden in Pader Town council on Sunday evening …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission has eased restrictions on use of cameras and other recording devices at polling stations on election day. Earlier this week, the chairman of the commission Justice Simon Byabakama had communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14, general election. Contentious …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Namisindwa district have tasked the presidential candidates to prioritize service delivery in the district when voted into office. They argue that their area is lagging in terms of quality services ranging from the health care system which is characterized by frequent drug stock-outs …

Buyende, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Buyende district have appealed to Independent Presidential Candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde to save them from the wrath of the Fisheries Protection Unit FPU. Gen. Tumukunde was speaking to residents of Buyende district on Thursday while on is campaign tour on Thursday. He …

▶ No voters at polling stations during counting ▶ Voters without masks will be turned away Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters will not be allowed to witness the counting of votes at polling stations due to COVID-19 standard operating procedures. This is according to the Electoral Commission. Justice Simon Byabakama, the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Five Buganda districts—Wakiso, Luweero, Masaka, Butambala and Kampala—are among districts that have had a substantial percentage increase in the number of new voters, analysis of Electoral Commission voter data reveals. And experts mostly attribute this to Buganda’s strategic location. Napak is number one in terms …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | After the Electoral Commission stopped campaigns in 13 districts with Wakiso district inclusive, candidates in Wakiso have resorted to camping at the issuing centres for voter slips at the parish level to collect them for people so that they can take them to their homes …

📌 National elections – January 14, 2021 Butambala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Henry Tumukunde has started a vote protection campaign as the country prepares for general elections next week. Speaking in various trading centers in Butambala district, the presidential independent candidate has told voters that guarding against vote rigging is …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There was a huge turn up of voters at various parish offices in Kampala Central Division on Sunday during Day one of the voter location slip distribution exercise. The voter location slip distribution exercise, which commenced yesterday, will run until January 12, 2021, according to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters of Kibuku district have vowed not to elect National Resistance Movement- NRM party flag bearers. On Saturday, Captain Mike Mukula, the NRM Eastern region vice-chairperson was in the constituencies of Kibuku district campaigning for President Museveni and the NRM flag bearers. They are the …