Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
“I have heard of some RDCs who go on and block presidential candidates from campaigning in some places, that is none of their business, if they do not know what falls under their dockets, let them resign and go to start rearing ducks,” Justice Byabakama said. Police in Hoima have blocked the Forum For Democratic […]
President Museveni’s campaigns will run under the theme: “Protecting the Gains, Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status”. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today been nominated as a Presidential candidate in the 2026 general elections. The ceremony took place at the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Lubowa, Wakiso District, where Justice Simon Byabakama, the […]
“This is to inform you that the National Unity Platform party aspiring candidate is scheduled to be nominated on 24th September, 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Please do take note of the scheduled timeline above and inform the party aspiring candidate accordingly,” Byabakama’s communication to NUP Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya reads. Kabaka Mutebi Calls For […]
According to the EC Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, the nomination exercise for the presidential candidates is set for September 23–24, 2025. As the preparations for 2026 general elections are in high gear, the Electoral Commission (EC) is working hand in hard to make itself ready for the national exercise. The commission has imported brand-new Toyota […]
Byabakama clarified that the law vests authority in him to disqualify any aspirant who, once convicted beyond doubt, is found guilty of bribing voters. Teachers Support No-Beginning-Of-Term-Exams Policy All fundraising functions including those organized by religious and other public institutions, have been put to a halt up to the end of the election period next […]
Over eight political parties picked forms and they include the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), which picked forms for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama has issued the dates for the nomination of presidential candidates for 2026 general elections. Justice Byabakama says the presidential candidates’ nomination will be conducted on […]
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 […]
The Electoral Commission, the body holding the constitutional mandate to compile, maintain, and update the national voters’ register, has rescheduled the exercise in preparations for the 2025/2026 general elections, to run between January 20, and February 10, 2025, from the earlier schedule of January 3 to 24, 2025. The update exercise will be conducted at updated stations throughout Uganda, starting […]
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has asked President Yoweri Museveni to put in place an independent system for the election of the chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) and the Chief Justice. Kaziimba who doubles as the Chairperson of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) said that by separating […]
Justice Simon Byabakama, and his deputy, Hajat Aisha Lubega have been reappointed for another seven-year term at the Electoral Commission. In November 2016, Justice Byabakama was appointed Chairperson of the Electoral Commission for a seven (7) year term. It is confirmed that President Museveni wrote to the Speaker of Parliament on 5th January awarding Byabakama […]
