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Kawempe South NRM LCV voters turn to door to door campaigns

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Voters in the Kawempe National Resistance Movement (NRM) LCV primary elections have taken on last minute door-to-door canvassing campaigns to persuade voters and sway the election outcomes on voting day today.  Tyson Mutangana, a supporter of Juliet Mugisha, contesting for LCV woman councilor for Makerere …

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Katakwi district boss cited in election violence case

Katakwi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Katakwi district is hunting for Katakwi District Chairperson Walter Elakas Okiring, in connection to the election violence that claimed the life of one person on Friday. The deceased identified as Teresa Akiror, a resident of Apule Village in Kapujan Sub County was killed …

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NRM voters in Makindye missed voting after failing to present National IDs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voting for the National Resistance Movement candidates was earlier today characterized by protests after some of the voters were barred from participating in the process for failing to present National Identity cards. At Kalani, Nakinyuguzi and Boston villages, NRM EC presiding officers turned away voters …

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NRM primaries in Wakiso opened to all willing voters

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There were mixed reactions in parts of Wakiso on the guidance given by National Resistance Movement-NRM chairman Yoweri Museveni, allowing non-registered members of the party to participate in the ongoing primaries. Museveni recently guided that all party members with cards, but whose names do …

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High voter turn up in Kitgum as NRM conducts primaries

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations within Kitgum Municipality have registered a high turn up of voters in today’s National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries. By 8 am, a sizeable number of voters had turned up at Apollo Grounds in Central Division to check on their names in …

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Names deleted from NRM register in Mityana

Mityana,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several names of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party voters in Kakindu Sub County, Mityana district have been deleted from the party register and replaced with new ones. This has caused tension among village registrars who claim ignorance about how the new names were included in …

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Village youths leaders want EC to reduce voting time

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The newly elected Village Youths Committee leaders and voters have asked the Electoral Commission to reduce the voting hours in the next round of elections for Special Interest Groups. The youth leaders say that the time allotted during the election of village youth committees on Monday …

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Missing names, low turn up mar youths elections in Luweero

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Missing names on the voter’s registers and low turn up have marred Village Youths elections in Luweero town council. This morning, hundreds of youths nationwide went to the polls to elect Village Youths Committee leaders. According to the Electoral Commission guidelines, the polls were scheduled …

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Katikkiro asks voters to stop pestering aspirants for money

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned voters pestering aspirants for money ahead of the 2021 general elections. Currently, aspirants for various political seats are holding town hall meetings to convince voters in the ongoing party primary polls. However, in the meetings, …

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