Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some Members of Parliament who lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries have said they will not contest on the independent ticket in the 2021 elections. The MPs also want the party to address the mess that characterized the elections. They cited the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic party leadership in Sironko is struggling to identify suitable candidates for elective positions in the district. Patrick Waniaye, the Sironko district LC V chairperson says that although they managed to hold primaries for the election of candidates for parliamentary and LC …
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Nic Cheeseman, a professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham, explains how to hold elections safely and uphold democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cheeseman was formerly the Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. In addition to a number of book chapters and articles, he …
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Experts predict violent 2021 election if offenders go free Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | The 2021 general elections will see widespread violence, organised gangs, and bribery. That is according to the Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU), a civil society coalition of over 800 like-minded organisations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | spirants for the National Resistance Movement-NRM party tickets for various electoral seats in Kira Municipality in Wakiso district have opted for consensus as opposed to going for competitive elections. Lameck Kawooya, the Kira municipality NRM party registrar, says only four out of the 81 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Differences in political ideology and brands are threatening alliances by opposition political parties ahead of the 2021 general elections. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the presidential candidate for Alliance for National Transformation-ANT says that an alliance is not feasible at the moment because other parties have …
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📌 Local Govt nominations September 21 Oct 1 📌 MP Election nominations Oct 12-13 📌 Presidential candidates nomination Nov 2-3 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nomination of Presidential candidates has been set for November 2-3 and that of Members of Parliament Octobedr 12-13. The Electoral Commission also confirmed …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold presidential and general assembly elections on March 12 next year in the Moroccan capital Rabat, the continental football body announced late Thursday after an executive committee meeting. According to CAF, the names of prospective candidates will be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Polling officers from Naguru 2 in Nakawa division have protested the decision to cut their pay to only 10,000 shillings for the day from 20,000. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is today electing party flag bearers for the position of City Mayors, Kampala Lord Mayor, …
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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement – NRM chairperson for Kababrole and Fort Portal city John Kusemererwa has pleaded with party members who were defeated in the primaries not to contest as independents in the general elections next year. In the just-concluded NRM party primaries, some candidates …
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