Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has consolidated some of the multiple petitions arising from the party’s recently concluded primaries. The tribunal, chaired by lawyer John Musiime on Tuesday opened proceedings in Kampala where more than 380 election disputes are to be …
Read More »NRM sets July 31 for re-run of Kapchorwa MP Primaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) has scheduled a rerun of the primary elections for the Kapchorwa Municipality Woman parliamentary candidate. The elections will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The decision follows the nullification of the earlier polls due to …
Read More »NRM Elections Tribunal releases cause list as petition hearings begin tomorrow
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has released a cause list for the first batch of petitions arising from the party’s parliamentary primary elections, with 56 cases set for hearing on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The hearings will take place simultaneously before eight panels …
Read More »Former Makerere Guild President Alionzi wins Arua City NRM Mayoral race
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawrence Alionzi Dangote, a former Guild President of Makerere University, has won the hotly contested Arua City NRM Mayoral race. Alionzi defeated the incumbent Mayor, Sam Wadri Nyakua, with over 24,300 votes, while Isa Kato, the third candidate, polled 4,200 votes. The declaration of …
Read More »Incumbent Mayors in Moroto, Kotido retain NRM party flag
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Incumbent candidates who contested for the mayoral NRM primaries in Moroto and Kotido municipalities have retained their NRM party flag. Mohammed Ismail, the Mayor for Moroto municipality, secured the party flag with 1357 votes, beating his rivals Mark Sire, who garnered 1067 votes, Noah …
Read More »NRM Tribunal receives 380 election petitions ahead of next week’s hearings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Elections Disputes Tribunal, John Musiime, has said that they have received 381 petitions from across the country following the party’s parliamentary primary elections. He revealed this during a press briefing held on Friday at Kyadondo Road. …
Read More »Low turnout, disputed results rock NRM LC5 and Mayoral primaries
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s primaries for LC5 chairpersons and mayors are still underway across Uganda with a mix of low voter turnout, chaotic incidents, heavy security presence, and rising calls for reruns in several areas. In Wakiso District, the LC5 primaries have …
Read More »Chaos as contestants in Jinja LCV NRM race storm tally center
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at the Jinja district National Resistance Movement-NRM tally centre Thursday, when contestants accused each other of election malpractice. The NRM LCV flag is being contested between the incumbent Jinja district LCV chairperson, Moses Batwala and the Butagaya LCIII chairperson, Abdullah Suuta. …
Read More »NRM LCV, Mayoral primaries to be held today, candidates, registrars warned against malpractice
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 …
Read More »Ssekikubo, Kabatsi petition NRM EC over alleged irregularities in Sembabule primaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Sembabule District Woman MP Joy Kafula Kabatsi and incumbent Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo have jointly petitioned the Electoral Commission, contesting the declaration of Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande as winner of the recently concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries. The two veteran …
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