Tag Archives: LCV

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Contestants in the National Resistance Movement-NRM primaries for Sembabule district positions are demanding a special audit of the results of the party polls, citing suspicious figures. Deborah Arayo, the NRM district Election Commission Return Officer, declared the party flag bearers for the district Chairperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission, Dr. Tanga Odoi, has issued a strong warning to candidates, registrars, and other electoral officials ahead of the party primaries for Local Council Five (LCV) chairpersons, municipal and city mayors scheduled for today. Odoi …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and residents in the Bunyoro sub region are mourning the death of Kadir Kirungi, the Hoima LCV Chairperson. Kirungi 47 was killed in road accident along the Hoima-Kampala Road. The accident happened on Friday at around 10pm at Kateera village Kiboga district. Kadir died …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two National Resistance Movement-NRM leaders in Kayunga are backing the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate Harriet Nakwede, for the Kayunga LCV chairperson seat. The leaders include the party publicity secretary Joseph Ouma, and Patrick Nsanja Kayongo, the Member of Parliament for Ntenjeru South County. Nsanja contested …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Napak LCV Chairperson, Joseph Lomonyang is the new President of the Uganda Local Government Association, ULGA. Lomonyang, who has been the vice president ULGA for Karamoja region polled 140 votes against his only challenger, Joseph Luzige, who got 123 votes. He was declared amid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale District LCV Chairman, Patrick Besigye Keihwa and district councillors have clashed over the District Public Accounts Committee-PAC report. The report dated November 29, 2018 calls for action against the former Kabale Deputy District Engineer, James Kiganda. Kiganda is currently the District Engineer for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.26, the Electoral Commission (EC) in Busia district declared Independent candidate Geoffrey Wandera newly elected LC V of Busia district after he went through unopposed. This was after nomination for Democratic Party and National Resistance Movement Party candidates was cancelled. In two statements, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A disagreement has erupted between Luweero District Chairman Ronald Ndawula and Katikamu North Member of Parliament Abraham Byandala over the proposed construction of Luweero Hospital. Doctor Henry Mwebesa, the Acting Director General of Health Services announced that Government had elevated Luweero Health Center IV to …

By Julius Odeke The nomination exercise for the by-elections in both Kamuli and Kween districts are on-going in the respective districts’ registrar’s office. The Public Relation Officer at Electoral Commission, Charles Ochola says the exercise started smoothly in the morning with the intending candidates who he says can include any Ugandan of …