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Kalaki, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation- ANT Presidential candidate, Gen. Greg Mugisha Muntu has implored the Electoral Commission to consider buying radio airtime to facilitate presidential campaigns.    According to Muntu, the time allocated for presidential candidate isn’t sufficient for them to reach all Ugandans to …

Kyenjojo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Nancy Kalembe, on Tuesday, failed to show up for her scheduled campaign rallies in Tooro and Bunyoro Sub-regions.   According to the Electoral Commission’s campaign schedule, Kalembe was supposed to campaign in Kagadi and Kakumiro in Bunyoro on Tuesday. On the same day, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Embassy and the British High Commission have submitted a list of observers to the Electoral Commission. According to the list seen by Uganda Radio Network, the US Embassy has up to 70 people while the British High Commission has submitted a list …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Live on air radio debates initiated by local radio stations in Kitgum district are helping various political candidates in Kitgum and Lamwo districts to cut the costs of hiring airtime.   The three radio stations including Mighty Fire Fm, Tembo Fm and Peace FM, all in …

Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT |   Polls opened in all 16 regions across Ghana early Monday for eligible voters to elect new political leaders for the country. Polling started at 7 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) at most of the 38,622 polling stations and is expected to close at 5 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |Professor Sabiti Makara a Political Science lecturer at Makerere University says Uganda has failed to consolidate its Democracy. Prof. Makara says the country merely practices Electoral democracy which is a ritual of elections every five years. Prof. Makara was delivering a keynote address on Thursday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has distanced itself from allegations that it has allowed candidates to place campaign posters in public places including the electoral commission offices. The Commission says that they cannot allow a poster on their premises because they do not promote the candidature of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has expelled two candidates from the Terego East constituency parliamentary race citing discrepancies in their documents. They are Martin Andua, the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT candidate and Egama Sam Raxton Adrapi, an independent. The Terego district returning officer officially received the two copies …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress-UPC party has tasked the Electoral Commission to come out openly and explain the violence in campaigns that involves shooting at the public that has claimed several lives. Moses Higenyi, a member of the UPC National Council says the commission has the mandate …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has ejected two candidates from the Bududa woman parliamentary elections following a petition by their rival citing discrepancies in their names. They are Agness Khainza Shiuma and Esther Wetsese Lois who were nominated as independent candidates. Trouble for the two stems from …