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Police to escort presidential aspirants to the nomination venue

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All presidential aspirants will be escorted by the police personnel from their intended set-off venues to the nomination centre at Kyambogo University. This is according to letters sent by the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola to all persons who have been cleared for …

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EC to use coercive means on presidential aspirants who flout directives

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has vowed to deal harshly with presidential aspirants who flout directives put in place for next week’s nominations. Speaking to journalists today at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala, Justice Simon Byabakama said that although they disavow using force at the …

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How EC verifies signatures for presidential aspirants

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission is currently verifying signatures of supporters of presidential aspirants. According to the Presidential Elections Act, a person becomes a presidential candidate only after among others presenting signatures from 100 registered voters each from among two-thirds of all districts that make up Uganda. …

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29 express interest in presidency

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 29 aspirants have so far notified the Electoral Commission about plans to conduct consultations as presidential aspirants ahead of the 2021 elections. Some of the prominent people include retired Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde, Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, 2016 presidential candidate Elton Joseph …

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