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Zaituni Yahaya Babikola, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for the Sembabule Woman parliamentary race has withdrawn from next year’s general elections. Babikola who is also the NUP Sembabule district coordinator communicated her withdraw from the race in a letter to the party secretary-general, David Lewis Rubongoya. The letter is copied to the Electoral Commission…
Maj.Gen. Gregg Mugisha Muntu,the Alliance for National Transformation party flag bearer ‘ANT’ and Lt Gen.(Rtd) Henry Tumukunde of the Renewed Uganda have been duly nominated by Independent Electoral commission of Uganda as the presidential candidates for 2021 elections. Gen. Henry Tumukunde was on Monday, 02 November 2020 cleared by the Electoral Commission to contest for…
Former miss Uganda contestant and the only female aspiring for the country’s top seat, Nancy Kalembe hasn’t been nominated because she has no proof of payment of Shs 20m. “There was a delayed payment somewhere. For that I take full responsibility so tomorrow we will be back to bring back the documents,” she said. Asked…
The Electoral Commission has dismissed the only female independent candidate Nancy Linda Kalemba over failure to present proof of payment of 20M nomination fees. EC Chairperson Justice Byabakama urged aspirant Kalembe to prepare all necessary requirements and bring them back on Tuesday 3rd November for nomination. While speaking to the press, Ms Kalembe said that…
The youngest presidential hopeful John Katumba’s nomination has been deferred after failing to produce proof of payment of the UGX 20 million. While speaking to the media,Mr Katumba said that he had come with the money to pay directly to electoral commission after he had been frustrated by banks which requested for Tax indentification number…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ flag bearer has been duly nominated as a presidential candidate for 2021 elections. Gen Museveni was nominated at 10:34AM by the Electoral Commission at Kyambogo cricket grounds. He was seconded by Justine Kasule Lumumba the NRM secretary general, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda and eight other NRM…
The Independent candidate for Bushenyi Woman MP Eunice Kansiime Tworekirwe has withdrawn from the political race following the talks with National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ top party leadership. A few weeks ago there was some letter which leaked, purportedly authored by some of her family members demanding her to mute all her current Political ambitions. Below…
A group of Bushenyi supporters have tasked Eunice Kansiime Tworekirwe, one of the candidates who has been eyeing the Bushenyi district Woman Parliamentary seat to explain has why she withdrew from the race after wasting their money and time conversing for her support. Tworekirwe was nominated as an independent candidate to contest against NRM’s Annet…
By Faruk Kirunda Kampala: As we dive into the high political season with campaigns getting under way leading to elections at Presidential and Parliament level, I can bet my hand that the winners have already done what it takes to claim their deserved victory. Campaigns are only for polishing the loose ends and sealing the…
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has won re-election with a landslide victory in a poll that the opposition has described as fraudulent. Mr Magufuli’s main rival, Tundu Lissu, has said his party’s agents were prevented from entering polling stations during Wednesday’s election. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has dismissed the claims of fraud. In its final…
