Michael Mawanda, an independent candidate, was on Tuesday evening sworn in as the new MP for Igara East in parliament after winning the by-election held on 14th December Court of Appeal in October 2017 nullified the election of Mr Andrew Martial citing voter bribery and uttering of defamatory statements in the 2016 general election. ALSO […]
Kenya MPs will elect nine representatives to the regional East African legislative assembly on December 13th this year. The ruling Jubilee Party will get five and the opposition National Super Alliance four slots for the regional Assembly. Kenya had delayed to elect EALA representatives because of long electioneering period and this had delayed constituting this […]
The fate of local council election remains unknown after electoral commission saying that they also await directions from the court. The High Court Registrar, Sarah Langa on 13 November issued an interim order restraining EC and the Attorney General from organizing and or conducting the village council elections since senior sic students were left out. […]
Rtd Gen. Mugisha Muntu lost to Amuriat as president of The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on Friday evening during the 7th National Delegates Conference at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. The incumbent, Muntu was facing off with Patrick Amuriat Oboi (former Kumi CountyMember of Parliament), Malcom Dan Matsiko (former FDC youth leader and mobiliser) and […]
A total of 1,209 delegates from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party will today cast their votes to decide the next party president for the next five years. The delegates, who convene today at Namboole Stadium, will decide on who will be their next president with the choice appearing to be between internal institutional […]
Missing IEBC ICT manager Chris Musando has been found dead with one of his arms cut off. Police said the deputy director’s body was found in Kikuyu and taken to City Mortuary in Nairobi on Sunday. His family members have identified it and are at the facility. After announcing Musando’s disappearance, the commission’s chairman Wafula […]
The High Court in Soroti district has nullified the election of yet another National Resistance Movement (NRM) member, Hon. Hellen Adoa as Woman Member of Parliament for Serere district. Adoa beat Forum for Democratic Change’s Alice Alaso in the Febraury 18 elections to clinch the seat. According the results by the Electoral Commission, Adoa polled […]
The Uganda Women’s Parliamentarians Association (UWOPA), has elected Hon. Monicah Amoding, Woman Representative, Kumi, as Chairperson of the women’s body. The elections were part of the Annual General Meeting that was held Thursday, 14th July 2016 at Parliament. Hon. Monicah Amoding beat Hon. Spellanza Baguma, Woman Representative, Kyenjojo, in a tightly contested election garnering 33 votes […]
The electoral commission has issued a warning against fraudsters whom they say use the name of the body to mislead the unsuspecting members of the public especially on the on-going nullification of results for Members of Parliament by Courts. In a press release to journalists, the acting EC Chairperson, Dr. Joseph Biribonwa said they had […]
Members of parliament are still divided over Dr. Specioza Wandira Kazibwe’s bid for the chairperson of the African Union despite claims that 1 billion shillings was invested by government for her candidature for this job. The woman member of parliament for Dokolo district Cecilia Ogwal asked Ugandans who have contrary views about Dr. Wandira Kazibwe’s […]