The Electoral Commission (EC) has halted the process of organising Uganda’s Local Council (LC) 1 and 2 elections until they get full funding. The chairman of the commission Badru Kiggundu while meeting members on Parliament’s Legal Committee today, said that the commission has decided to halt the exercise due to lack of funds. …
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VIDEO; Tension is mounting in parliament as a section of MPs now say the bill that seeks to extend the tenure of office of the chairperson Electoral Commission and the commissioners could be aimed at paving the way for the removal of the presidential age limit. The leader of the opposition in …
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Dr. Kizza Besigye will vie for next year’s presidential election alongside seven others following clearance from the Electoral Commission (EC) yesterday. The eight candidates cleared include; Yoweri Museveni, the incumbent, running on the NRM party ticket; Amama Mbabazi, Museveni’s erstwhile ally and former prime minister and NRM Secretary General running …
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By Agnes E. Nantaba FDC elections boss speaks on the `inconvenience of the democracy’ The opposition Forum for Democratic Change party (FDC) has gained a reputation as the most internally democratic party in Uganda. It holds regular free and fair election for all positions. Dan Mugarula is the chairman of …
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By The Independent Team As President Yoweri Museveni’s third (fifth) term enters the third year and the country once again begins to look forward to the next general elections, the question many Ugandans are asking is: will the Prof. Badru Kiggundu-led Electoral Commission give us a better and well-organised presidential …
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