SOROTI, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission registered 71,301 new voters in the Teso subregion in the recently concluded general update of the National Voter’s Register exercise. The commission also recorded 46,517 applications of transfers of voters from different polling stations in the region. The voters were registered …
Read More »Army, police remain cagey on who deployed JAT in Kawempe
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) have remained cagey on who deployed the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JAT) that has terrorized opposition supporters in the ongoing Kawempe North By-election campaigns. UPDF Spokesperson, Acting Maj Gen Felix Kulayigye and Police Spokesperson, …
Read More »Voters in panic as EC deletes polling stations in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 950 voters in three cells in the Nyendo-Mukungwe division in Masaka City are in panic over the mysterious deletion of their polling stations from the Electoral Commission’s registers. The affected voters are residents of Kinsadde, Bujja-Njeru located in Nyendo ward and Kitovu …
Read More »EC extends National Voters Register update by 7 days
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the update of the National Voters Register for seven more days to allow more eligible Ugandans to register and update their details ahead of the 2025/2026 General Elections. Addressing the press in Kampala, EC Chairperson Justice Byabakama Mugenyi …
Read More »ELECTORAL COMMISSION: The 2024 census data is unsuitable for updating the voter register
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that it is using the 2014 National Census data to update the national voters’ register ahead of the 2026 general elections. Justice Simon Byabakama, the EC Chairperson, told the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that the recently collected …
Read More »EC sets March 13th for Kawempe North by-election
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Thursday, 13th March 2025 as the polling day for the Kawempe North by-election. Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairperson made the announcement on Monday morning at Tick Hotel, Kawempe, during a stakeholder meeting that included local leaders, …
Read More »Turkana community denied voter registration in Moroto
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Turkana community living in Moroto District, Uganda, has been denied voter registration and issuance of National IDs, as the Electoral Commission and the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) warned that non-citizens would not be registered as voters. The voter registration update exercise, …
Read More »How to register, update your voter information
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has officially launched an important initiative in preparation for Uganda’s 2026 General Elections: the voter registration and National Voters’ Register update. This process offers new and existing voters the chance to verify and update their details, ensuring their eligibility to vote …
Read More »EC starts update of National Voters Register
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has started updating the National Voters Register today ahead of the 2025-2026 general election. The three-week exercise started today, Monday, January 20th, and will end on February 10th, 2025, at different update stations in communities. Julius Mucunguzi, the Head of Public Relations …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO 2026: Uganda Electoral Commission to display electoral areas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In preparation for the 2025/2026 General Elections, the Electoral Commission will display the lists of the demarcated Local Government Council Electoral Areas January 13th to January 20th, 2025. The demarcation of Local Government Council electoral areas is the process of drawing and defining the …
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