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The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) Justice Simon Byabakama has said the issue of postponing the 2021 elections has not occurred to them, because the constitution commands them to hold elections within a specific time-frame. “Article 61, Clause 2 of the Constitution commands us to have elections, to uphold the sanctity of the article.…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, to explain discrepancies contained in his Budget speech presented last week and the National Budget for 2020/2021 as approved by the House. “The Minister is required to come here tomorrow to explain the variances between the Appropriation Bill we passed here…
The Electoral Commission yesterday released a statement and roadmap for 2021 elections containing a reference to the conduct of candidates’ campaigns digitally for Local government, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. This raised a serious matter of national importance that must be urgently addressed by Parliament and the Judiciary, if need be. This novel practice has been…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has on tuesday issued new guidelines for 2021 General Election in the wake of Coronavirus Pandemic. EC has banned all political gatherings and rallies in the ‘Revised Roadmap for 2021 General Election’ basing on Ministry of Health guidelines in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. “The Constitution commands us to…
People Power movement leader who is also the Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Hon. Ssentamu Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, has officially announced a coalition with (Rtd) Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, leader of the People’s Government, and all other forces of change, with an aim of ousting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, through a ‘No, Nedda’…
The leader of opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Ocan, who doubles as the Gulu district woman Member of Parliament was on Monday morning involved in a road accident along the Gulu-Kampala highway. Aol Ocan was travelling in her official vehicle registration number UG 0346H when it knocked a pickup truck registration number UAX 888V from…
By Steven Masiga Whenever somebody has passed on, many conspiracy theories will be manufactured to explain what have caused the death and mourners to the deceased will engage into random accusations and the first casualties to be implicated will be the neighbors the deceased had quarreled with. In the case of the death of the…
Burundi’s constitutional court on Friday ruled that the country’s newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be sworn in as soon as possible following the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. “No interim necessary, the president-elect …. must be sworn in as soon as possible,” presidential advisor Willy Nyamitwe wrote on Twitter of the…
Former Security Minister, Rtd.Lt General Henry Tumukunde seem to have not given up on his dream of competing in the coming 2021 presidential general elections. After a couple of months, arrested and remanded in Luzira maximum prison over charges of Treason and unlawful possession of fire arms the General made an ultimate public statement, where…
Parliament is dissatisfied with the delays in the construction of the new Parliament Building, which was initially expected to be completed in July 2020. ROKO Construction is constructing the Building located on Shimoni Road, and meant to reduce the congestion in the current facility and provide more space in the Chambers and offices. Led by…
