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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists who have not re-registered will now be free to do their expected duties during the elections without fear of arrest as the Uganda Media Council has directed in a circular to police all over the country. Although the Electoral Commission had earlier required journalists …

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 | Candidates for the Kumi municipality MP seat have contested the relocation of the tally center from the District Council Hall to the District Registrar’s office located at Tank Ward, South division in Kumi municipality. The relocation of the tally center was announced on Friday as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party presidential candidate, Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that the Electoral Commission’s ban on the use of cameras and smartphones at the polling stations is aimed at concealing transparency during voting exercise. Last week, the Electoral Commission announced a …

📌 Election offences and penalties ✳ Voting on behalf of another person (living or dead) ▶ Prison 5 years ✳ Preventing a person from voting  ▶ Fine sh100,000 ✳ Voting more than once is an offence and on conviction ▶ Fine sh500,000 ✳ Refusing to have one’s fingers to be inspected ▶ Fine sh100,000 ✳ Election …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of political Candidates in Ankole region has opposed the move by the Electoral Commission to ban the use of cameras and smartphones within polling stations.  It had earlier been reported that the Electoral Commission had banned the use of cameras and smartphones in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police was called to rescue Sarah Nabukeera, the acting Rakai Electoral Commission registrar from a rowdy group of polling officials that wanted to beat her up over unpaid training allowances and use of inappropriate language. The group of 502 polling officials including presiding officers, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political party leaders in Luweero district have intensified the recruitment exercise for polling station agents ahead of general elections next week. On Wednesday night, the Electoral Commission delivered election materials for 471 polling stations located in Luweero district. The Electoral Commission has also completed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders in Iganga district have accused Electoral Commission-EC officials of failure to use strong seals on the ballot boxes which they say creates suspicion of possible vote rigging before the polling day. It was observed that out of the 323 ballot boxes received at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders in Luweero district have expressed concerns over the delivery of election materials with broken seals. On Wednesday at 9:30 pm, the Electoral Commission delivered election materials for 471 polling stations for Luweero district to its offices located in Luweero town council ahead of …