He clarified that at this point, what is required is for the people who have shown interest to take the nomination forms and secure signatures from 98 districts across the country. 24yr-Old UCU Law Student to Contest for Presidency The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed that 51 Ugandans have picked the nomination forms for the […]
Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission chairperson, stated that the National Housing and Construction Company has assured them that the facility will be ready to accommodate the forthcoming presidential nominations in September, with some structures already in place. Gov’t Bans Sale of Alcohol in Supermarkets, Online, Residential Areas The Electoral Commission has launched the construction […]
He announced that the commission has begun reviewing all NRM registrars, starting Monday at 3:00 PM. Thirteen registrars have already applied for retirement due to age and health reasons. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has suspended campaign activities in Isingiro South and Kalaki constituencies following escalating violence, intimidation, and a breakdown of order […]
Last Friday, the EC through the Uganda Gazette, declared that PFF had fulfilled all the required formalities including acquisition of an endorsement of signatures from 97 districts. Disappeared from Police Headquarters, Parliamentary CID Charles Twine’s Family Members Fail to Locate Him Dr. Kizza Besigye’s incarceration for over six months now on charges connected to treason […]
Just hours after the Electoral Commission (EC) had gazetted National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Kawempe North by-election winner, Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, the NRM’s candidate, Faridah Nambi has filed a petition at the EC demanding for vote recount. Our Ref: ADA/EC-1/2025 21/03/2025 To: The Chairperson, Electoral Commission RE: MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO.22 OF 2025: NAMBI FARIDAH KIGONGO […]
“Martha’s Killers Must Pay Dearly”, Says Seth Murari, Her Father Kawempe North MP-elect, Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, accompanied by National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya and party lawyer George Musisi, has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) over the delay in gazetting his victory. Nearly two weeks after winning the by-election, Nalukoola has yet […]
Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody The Independent Electoral Commission Uganda is in charge of Kawempe North by-election which is taking place today, Thursday March 13, 2024. At exactly 5:00am, the dispatch of polling materials kicked off with police officers escorting the polling officer together with the materials. According to the Electoral […]
According to indicators, all odds are that Ugandans are destined for a big showdown between the two giant contenders of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and leading opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), come March 13, 2025, the D-day for Kawempe North by-elections. Ten aspirants have been given a green light by the Electoral Commission (EC) […]
At least 950 voters in three cells in the Nyendo-Mukungwe division in Masaka City are in panic over the mysterious deletion of their polling stations from the Electoral Commission’s registers. The affected voters are residents of Kinsadde, Bujja-Njeru located in Nyendo ward and Kitovu Hospital gate cell in Ssenyange ward. For a long time, they have […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set March 13, 2025, as the date for the by-election to fill the Kawempe North Parliamentary seat. This seat fell vacant following the death of Muhammad Ssegirinya, who died at Lubaga Hospital after weeks of hospitalisation. On Monday, the EC Chairperson Simon Byabakama announced that the electoral process to elect […]