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Uganda’s Electoral Commission ‘EC’ has set 14th January 2021 as the voting day for Members of Parliament. The campaigns for the category of Parliamentary elections (Members of Parliament and district Woman Members of Parliament) will start on 9th November 2020 and 12th January 2021 starting from 7pm to 6pm. EC Chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama…
Judge Musa Sekaana of High Court has dismissed the case against the new leadership of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party. The case was filed in August after Difasi Basile and Hassan Twala petitioned court, contending that the change of name from National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party (NURP) to NUP was illegal. The petitioners,…
Following the conclusion of the nomination process for aspirants of parliamentary positions, Legislators backed by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga have requested the government to communicate the dates for national elections slated for the beginning of 2021. In her communication from the chair at the start of plenary on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, Kadaga…
The recent shameful conduct, in some cases, during the recent NRM primaries is most annoying to the patriots. However, it is, nevertheless, a great success, historically speaking. Why and how? It is because Africa has been misgoverned and misdirected for the last 500 years, to its peril and huge losses. Let me start with the…
By Nayebale Syrus Sheema Municipality National Resistance Movement (NRM) Frag bearer Dickson Kateshumbwa has called upon his supporters double efforts in hunting Elections upto the last voting day. Kateshumbwa made a call on Thursday October 15, 2020 at Sheema District Electoral Commission headquarters after being nominated as a contestant in the 2021 Parliamentary race. Kateshumbwa…
By Nayebare Syrus The Sheema Municipality Member of Parliament and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Elioda Tumwesigye who lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries have described the process as a sham and vowed to return as an independent candidate. The dissatisfied Minister was recently defeated by former Uganda Revenue Authority customs…
Police have vowed to continue pulling down campaign posters placed in undesignated places especially in the city centre. Addressingjournalists in Kampala, Fred Enanga the police spokesperson said they are to liaise with the Kampala Capital City Authority on the correct way to erect campaign posters and where they should be placed. This is after a…
Embattled National Resistence Movement ‘NRM’s Director in charge manifesto Implementation Willis Bashasha, the former Bushenyi district chairperson is on hot soup for allegedly authoring the letter ordering Bushenyi Woman MP Contestant Eunice Kansiime Tworekirwe to relinquish the name ‘Kansiime’ which belongs to his brother (her husband) because the family was “not interested in politics. This…
National Resistance Movement tribunal handling elections disputes has disqualified Aine Kaguta Brother alias Sodo’s win as NRM Flag Bearer for Mawogoola North following a petition by Shartis Kutesa, daughter of Foreign Afairs Minister Sam Kutesa. In a tight election last month, Sodo polled 17,343 votes against Shartsi Kutesa’s 16,104 votes whereas Salim Kisekka got 4274…
Police has clarified on the events that happened during the first day nomination exercise of members of parliament around Kampala Metropolitan area. Metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that several police officers were deployed in strategic places to ensure that the exercise was carried out smoothly without any major problem. Onyango said that there were…
