However, Mulyanyama’s lawyers and the Electoral Commission challenged the petition on grounds that it had been filed outside the 30-day period prescribed under Section 79(3) of the Parliamentary Elections Act. Former Mukono District Speaker Remanded Over Shs2m Corruption Allegation The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an election petition filed by Francis Lubega challenging the […]
National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro has been brought to the High Court Headquarters in Kampala for the hearing of his election petition challenging Fredrick Ruhindi’s victory in the Nakawa East parliamentary election. Mufumbiro is challenging Ruhindi’s election as the Member of Parliament for Nakawa East, with the court expected to hear […]
According to accounts of the proceedings, he was arrested by security operatives hours after his release from the High Court and was held in detention for more than two weeks before resurfacing at Nateete Police Station. National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for the Buganda region, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been granted bail by the […]
Ndege, who identified Musasizi as an NUP supporter, alleged that at one polling station, he took a voters’ register and tore it up after the candidate he supported lost the election. A post-election dispute in Buvuma District has led to the arrest of a sub-county chairperson affiliated with the National Unity Platform (NUP) and four […]
The lawyer also told court that issues surrounding Kalangwa’s death, disputes over his property and expenses reportedly incurred during his burial had complicated Birungi’s ability to continue pursuing the election challenge. The High Court in Mukono has formally recognised NUP’s Harriet Nakwedde as the duly elected Woman Member of Parliament for Kayunga District following the […]
Muyizzi said the court consequently dismissed Ssempijja’s request to extend the filing period and confirmed Kiruluuta as the Member of Parliament for Kalungu East. The High Court in Masaka has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Yusuf Kiruluuta Junior Nkerettanyi in the Kalungu East parliamentary election. The petition […]
The deaths of Jayden and Tamale have left colleagues, friends and members of the public mourning two media personalities who had made their mark in Uganda’s media and social media spaces. Uganda’s media fraternity is mourning the death of two prominent media personalities, TikToker Timothy Kayanja, popularly known as Jayden, and Bukedde TV reporter David […]
“Following complaints from the public, some presiding officers have been dropped altogether, while others have been transferred to different polling stations to ensure transparency and fairness,” he said. At least 25 village chairpersons in Mukono District have been elected unopposed ahead of Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, as electoral and security officials declared their […]
He said 20 of the unopposed candidates are from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), while two belong to the National Unity Platform (NUP). The remaining three are independents. Mukono Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hajat Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka has warned schools against involving boarding students in Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, saying the practice is […]
“One of the many reasons I left NRM was the whole idea that you’re not allowed to think for yourself. I would often make posts criticizing government dysfunction and corruption, and then my inbox would be flooded with messages asking why I’m fighting the government,” he said. National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis […]